Caramelised Courgettes in Creamy Gnocchi
This is a perfect vegan recipe to use up seasonal courgettes. This cheap and easy creamy gnocchi only uses a few ingredients, focusing on the caramelised courgettes. You’ll need lots of seasoning, dried herbs, vegan cream and courgettes. Ready in just 20 minutes, this is a week night staple. The flavour that comes from the caramelised courgettes flavours the creamy sauce keeping the other ingredients minimal.
How Do You Make This Courgette Recipe?
Caramelised Courgettes- The courgette is the star of the show. You want to fry it in a griddle pan on a medium – high heat with lots of good quality olive oil. Good quality extra virgin olive oil makes all the difference to this recipe. Once each side of the courgette has caramelised you want to add in the next ingredients to add loads of flavour.
Gnocchi- This is such a simple and quick way to get dinner on the table. You don’t need to boil the gnocchi first, it will soften in the creamy sauce.
Cream- In the U.K there’s great vegan single cream options now. Brands such as Oatly, Alpro and Elmlea offer good alternatives for cooking and baking. In the U.S it would be classed as half and half cream.
Dried Herbs- these are important ingredients, but feel free to swap them for about 15g of fresh basil.
Seasoning- The most important ingredient of all is salt. You want to season the caramelised courgettes, as well as the creamy sauce and gnocchi.
If you like this recipe why not try:
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Gnocchi Leek and Butternut Bake
Harissa Gnocchi
Baked Cream Cheese Gnocchi
Caramelised Courgettes in Creamy Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1-2 courgettes (either two normal sized or one large courgette)
- 2 large cloves garlic finely chopped
- 500 g gnocchi
- 250 ml vegan single cream Oatly, Alpro and Elmlea are great
- 1 tsp each of dried: oregano, parsley, chilli flakes and thyme
- 1 tsp salt and pepper season to taste
Instructions
- Start by adding a good glug of olive oil to a griddle pan on a medium heat
- Chop the courgette into large chunks, finely chop the shallots and garlic then add to the hot pan, then fry in that oil for around 5-6 minutes, if the shallots and garlic are catching add a splash of water to the pan
- After a few minutes, the courgettes should start to caramelise on each side, add in the gnocchi, the vegan cream with the dried herbs and seasoning then allow to bubble for a few minutes until the gnocchi has cooked
- Taste test adding a little more seasoning if needed, then enjoy!
