Gnocchi Salad
Gnocchi work perfectly with homemade walnut pesto and cherry tomatoes.
Gnocchi is a type of pasta. These small, simple balls of dough, or dumplings, can be boiled or fried, and mixed with a sauce or a salad.
Which type of gnocchi do you prefer in your salad?
The best-known variety of gnocchi is ‘gnocchi di patate’. These oval balls are made from potato and wheat flour. There is also a smaller version of gnocchi which contains only wheat flour. You can use either type for this recipe.
This gnocchi salad is very easy to prepare. For a delicious ‘cheesy’ taste, add nutritional yeast.
Are you looking for more tasty salads? Then also check out this recipe for farro salad.
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
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2 ¼ cupsgnocchi
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1 cupscherry tomatoes
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1red onion
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2 ½ cupsarugula
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1basil plant
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2 tbspolive oil
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¼ cupwalnuts
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1 clove ofgarlic
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2 tbspnutritional yeast
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½lemon
Instructions
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First make the pesto by mixing the basil, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, and walnuts with a hand blender. If the paste is too dry, add some extra oil. Season the pesto to taste with salt.
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Cook the gnocchi according to the instructions on the package. Drain thoroughly when cooked.
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In the meantime, cut the onion in half and then into very thin slices. Separate the onion rings and put them in a bowl.
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Cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters and add to the onion.
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Mix the gnocchi with the pesto in the pan.
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Arrange some argula on your plant and on top of that add the gnocchi with the pesto and the onion-tomato mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
