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Sweet potato gnocchi with goat cheese

Try this twist on the classic Italian gnocchi dish. The goat cheese and the spring onions bring in a great taste and your vegetarian guests will love it.

Sweet potato gnocchi with goat cheese – recipe

Ingredients

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For the Gnocchi

  • Sweet potato 800 g
  • Potatoes 800 g
  • Plain flour 800 g
  • Egg 100 g
  • Salt 1 g

For the goats cheese mousse

  • Goats cheese (log) 200 g
  • MEADOWLAND Double 1L 100 ml
  • Ground black pepper 1 g

For the sauce

For service.

  • Basil 10 g
  • Spring onions 300 g
  • Rapeseed oil 10 ml
  • Chives 10 g

Preparation

  1. For the Gnocchi

    • Peel and diced the potatoes then cook until soft, drain and return to pan to dry out for a couple of minutes then mash and allow to cool.
    • Once cooled mix in the flour, seasoning and eggs then kneed to form a dough.
    • Cut into four and roll out into a sausage shape and cut into "little pillows".
    • Place onto a tray dusted with flour and chill until needed.

  2. For the goats cheese mousse

    • Remove the skin from the goats cheese then blend with the MEADOWLAND Double until smooth then season to taste.
    • Chill until needed.

  3. For the sauce

    • Mix the water and KNORR Tomato & Basil concentrate together and bring to the boil until thickened.
    • Set aside until needed.

  4. For service.

    • Rub the spring onions with oil and char grill, cook the gnocchi and reheat the sauce.
    • Drain the gnocchi and coat in the sauce, add the basil then place into serving bowl, spoon over the goats cheese mousse and charred spring onions.
    • Garnish with the chives.

Ingredients

−
+

For the Gnocchi

  • Sweet potato 800 g
  • Potatoes 800 g
  • Plain flour 800 g
  • Egg 100 g
  • Salt 1 g

For the goats cheese mousse

  • Goats cheese (log) 200 g
  • Ground black pepper 1 g
  • Double cream 100 ml

For the sauce

  • Olive oil 20 ml
  • Onions 250 g
  • Garlic 10 g
  • Tomato puree 10 g
  • Tinned tomatoes 600 g
  • Basil 10 g

Preparation

  1. For the Gnocchi

    • Peel and diced the potatoes then cook until soft, drain and return to pan to dry out for a couple of minutes then mash and allow to cool.
    • Once cooled mix in the flour, seasoning and eggs then kneed to form a dough.
    • Cut into four and roll out into a sausage shape and cut into "little pillows".
    • Place onto a tray dusted with flour and chill until needed.

  2. For the goats cheese mousse

    • Peel the skin from the goats cheese then blend together with double cream and season to taste.
    • Chill until needed.

  3. For the sauce

    • Peel and diced the onion and garlic and sweat in the olive oil then add the tomato puree and cook for a minute before adding the tinned tomatoes.
    • Simmer the sauce until thicken slightly then add the basil and blend until smooth.
    • Set aside until needed.

  4. For service.

    • Rub the spring onions with oil and char grill, cook the gnocchi and reheat the sauce.
    • Drain the gnocchi and coat in the sauce, add the basil and place into serving bowl then spoon over the goats cheese mousse and charred spring onions.
    • Garnish with the chives.