Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi

Ingredienti

• 300 g spinach (net weight prepared from 900g raw spinach)
• 2 spring onion (chopped)
• 1 garlic clove (finely chopped or grated )
• 1 egg
• 250 g ricotta
• 50 g almond flour
• 40 g total mix of walnuts and pine nuts (toasted and roughly chopped)
• 45 g grated parmesan
• 2 tsps preserved lemons (finely chopped)
• olive oil
• 20 g sage
• 60 g unsalted butter
• splash of olive oil

Preparazione

1. 1

   Oven 180°CBake for 20min Grill until golden about 3 min

2. 2

   Gnocchi 1 egg250g ricotta 50g almond flour 300g net weight of prepared spinach, (see how to prepare spinach here) then add 2 spring onions finely chopped to this along with a large clove of grated garlic40g pine nuts and walnuts mixed toasted and chopped 45g grated fresh parmesan Salt and pepper 2 tsps preserved lemons chopped finely or zest and squeeze of half lemon

3. 3

   Sauce 20g bag of sage 60g butter ( I used unsalted as it doesn't burn like salted butter) Splash of olive oil

4. 4

   Mix all the gnocchi ingredients together in a bowl. Shape into balls about 30g each or slightly bigger than a tablespoon. Drizzle olive oil over base of baking pan (33X24cm). Place balls on pan. In a pan on stove melt the butter and add the leaves only to the melted butter. Spoon sage butter over each gnocchi ball and bake for 20min. Put grill on and continue to bake until golden. They will puff up slightly

5. 5

   Serve over a steaming bowl of linguine and chopped fresh tomatoes and don't forget the Fresh parmesan too