Gnocchi In Citrus Spinach Butter Sauce
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INGREDIENTS
  • Servings: 2
  • Preparation Time: 30
  • 1/2 recipe gnocchi from Jamie Oliver's book: "Cook with Jamie" (or double recipe below if using a full recipe of gnocchi.)
  • zest from 1/2 fresh lemon
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • about 15 leaves baby spinach, chopped (reserve about 7-10 very small leaves, whole, for garnish)
  • 3/4 cup vegetable stock
  • additional salt to taste (optional)
  • Parmesan cheese curls for garnish (optional)
DIRECTIONS
  1. I have always wanted a great gnocchi recipe and requested & received Jamie Oliver's new book: "Cook with Jamie" for my birthday. I created this sauce to accompany a modified version of Jamie Oliver's gnocchi recipe "a basic recipe for the lighted potato gnocchi" (modifications included the use of freshly ground whole wheat flour in place of white flour.)
  2. He also had a wonderful recipe, similar to this sauce, but I was unable to find the key ingredient, and it had a lot of butter. This is my modified version of that as well.
  3. Gnocchi in Citrus Spinach Butter Sauce
  4. Ingredients:
  5. 1/2 recipe gnocchi from Jamie Oliver's book: "Cook with Jamie" (or double recipe below if using a full recipe of gnocchi.)
  6. zest from 1/2 fresh lemon
  7. 3 tablespoons butter
  8. about 15 leaves baby spinach, chopped (reserve about 7-10 very small leaves, whole, for garnish)
  9. 3/4 cup vegetable stock
  10. Optional Ingredients:
  11. additional salt to taste
  12. Parmesan cheese curls for garnish
  13. Directions:
  14. Zest 1/2 fresh lemon, set aside. Melt butter in sautee pan. Add stock, spinach, zest to pan. Simmer to reduce slightly.
  15. Cook gnocchi. When gnocchi floats, remove with slotted spoon and GENTLY add to sautee pan with sauce to coat.
  16. Garnish with whole baby spinach leaves and parmesan curls.
  17. -serves 2
  18. -less than 1/2 hour, not including time needed to make gnocchi.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
I have always wanted a great gnocchi recipe and requested & received Jamie Oliver's new book: "Cook with Jamie" for my birthday. I created this sauce to accompany a modified version of Jamie Oliver's gnocchi recipe "a basic recipe for the lighted potato gnocchi" (modifications included the use of freshly ground whole wheat flour in place of white flour.) He also had a wonderful recipe, similar to this sauce, but I was unable to find the key ingredient, and it had a lot of butter. This is my modified version of that as well.