Easy Vegan Gnocchi with Basil and Mushrooms
Gnocchi is surprisingly easy to make, given how delicious and mysterious is. I mean, it's sort of like pasta, but made from potatoes, but tastes like a delicious pillow of savoury goodness. It's confusing. My vegan version is cheap to prepare, easy to make and can be frozen until ready for use. This recipe includes a list of the veggies I like to have with gnocchi, but feel free to serve it with vegan cheese, pesto, or anything you have on hand. Yum!
Ingredients for the gnocchi
- 420g potatoes
- 200g plain flour
- 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Ingredients for the veggies
- 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1 red onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 300g cup mushrooms
- Handful of antipasto mix, olives or sundried tomatoes
- 200g cherry tomatoes
- 120g baby spinach
- 2 tbs dukkah
- Fresh basil, to taste
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Olive oil, to serve
Instructions for the gnocchi
- 1Peel and cut potatoes into cubes and place in a saucepan filled with boiling water.
- 2Boil potatoes until soft, then drain and set aside.Once potatoes have cooled, place them into a large bowl and mash with a fork until reasonably smooth.
- 3Add flour, oil and salt and pepper, and using your hands, bring dough together until smooth. On a floured surface, knead the dough for a few minutes and using your hands, shape dough into a long, thick snake.
- 4Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 1-2cm pieces and set aside. You can freeze the dough at this point until you're ready to use it.
- 5Place gnocchi in a large saucepan filled with boiling water, removing each piece once it floats to the top.
Instructions for the veggies
- 6Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high for 1 minute.
- 7Add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring regularly, for 2 minutes.
- 8Add mushrooms and antipasto mix and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until mushrooms start to brown.
- 9Add cherry tomatoes, spinach and dukkah, and cook for a further 5 minutes.
- 10Add gnocchi and after mixing well, cook for a final 5 minutes.
- 11When ready to serve, divide gnocchi into bowls, top with basil and salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
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