How to Prepare Tasty Spinach and Cheese Gnocchi

Spinach and Cheese Gnocchi.

You can have Spinach and Cheese Gnocchi using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Spinach and Cheese Gnocchi

1. You need 1 1/4 cups of cold mashed potato.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of semolina.
3. You need 1 cup of frozen leaf spinach, defrosted, squeezed and chopped.
4. Prepare of hundred and 15 g ricotta cheese.
5. Prepare 25 g of grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons beaten egg.
6. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
7. You need of large pinch of grated nutmeg.
8. Prepare to taste of black pepper.
9. You need 2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese.
10. It’s of fresh basil sprigs to garnish.
11. Prepare of For the Butter.
12. You need 75 g of butter 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind.
13. You need 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
14. Prepare 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh basil.

Spinach and Cheese Gnocchi instructions

1. Place all the gnocchi ingredients except for the basil in a bowl and mix well.
2. Take small pieces of the mixture about the size of a walnut, a rolled each one back and forth a few times along the prongs of a fork until ridged.
3. Repeat until you have about 30 gnocchi and then lay on a tray lined with clear film.
4. Bring a large pan of water to the boil, reduce the heat slightly then drop the gnocchi into the simmering water..
5. There was sent to the bottom at 1st, but as they cook they will rise to the surface – that would take about 2 minutes, then simmer gently for about another minute.
6. Remove the gnocchi with a slotted spoon and transferred to a lightly greased and warmed ovenproof dish.
7. Sprinkle the gnocchi with a little Parmesan cheese and grill under a high heat for about 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Meanwhile heat the butter in a pan and stir in the lemon rind and juice, basil and seasoning.
9. Pour a quarter of the hot butter over each portion of the lucky and garnish with fresh basil.
10. Serve hot.