Spinach Gnocchi With Almond Butter Sauce Recipe
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Tarla Dalal
• Updated : Dec 06, 2024
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Gnocchi are almost easier to make than to pronounce "n-yoki". The word means "lumps" because of the irregular, somewhat craggy shapes these dumplings have. Gnocchi are boiled in the same fashion as pasta is and are served generally with a cream based sauce. Spinach and cottage cheese gnocchi served in a toasted almond and butter sauce makes an outstanding first course. Alternatively, try gnocchi as a rich and creamy side dish. Make sure you drain out all the water from the spinach before you make the gnocchi. Test one gnocchi by boiling it in water. If it crumbles, add some more flour to the mixture. Always make the gnocchi the day you are going to serve them, because they will discolour if left overnight. Also prepare the sauce just before you are ready to eat!
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Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For The Spinach Gnocchi
- 4 cups chopped spinach (palak)
- 1 cup grated paneer (cottage cheese)
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg (jaiphal) powder
- 4 tbsp plain flour (maida)
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp oil for cooking the gnocchi
For The Almond Butter Sauce
- 6 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp of almond (badam) slivers
- freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste.
Method
For the almond butter sauce
- Heat the butter in a pan and sauté the almonds till they are lightly toasted.
- Season with pepper and keep aside.
- Blanch the spinach in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and refresh in ice-cold water. Drain again and squeeze out all the water.
- Chop the spinach finely.
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well to form a soft dough.
- Divide the gnocchi into approximately 30 equal sized balls.
- Press each one gently to flatten them using a fork.
- Boil plenty of water in a broad pan and add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of oil to it.
- When the water is boiling, add the gnocchi a few pieces at a time and allow them to cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Carefully remove the gnocchi from the boiling water, using a slotted spoon. Keep aside.
- Just before serving, toss the gnocchi in the almond butter sauce and mix well.
- Serve immediately.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 399 Calories |
| Protein | 9.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.9 g |
| Fat | 34.3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 190 mg |
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Pempemp
Jan. 24, 2019, 2:15 a.m.
Spinach and paneer spiced with nutmeg powder, a very tasty combination.I serve the fluffy- soft Spinach Gnocchi with almond butter sauce as a side dish with risotto rice, it can also be served as a starter.
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