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pea shoot pesto gnocchi

Pea Shoot Pesto & Buttered Gnocchi

Vegan buttered gnocchi with a homemade pea shoot pesto which is really simple, easy and quick to make. The flavour of fresh garden peas really comes through this dish which works beautifully with the buttery toasted gnocchi.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

Peat Shoot Pesto

  • 70 g pea shoots
  • 1 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup olive oul
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 lemon squeezed

For the Gnocchi

  • 500 g gnocchi
  • Pine nuts to top
  • 150 g asparagus

Instructions
 

  • Pop the gnocchi in a pot of boiling water and simmer for 2 minutes until the gnocchi floats to the top
  • In the meantime add all of the pesto ingredients to a food processor and blitz
  • Drain the boiling water then add the gnocchi to a frying pan and fry for a few minutes before adding the pesto along with the asparagus and pine nuts and continue to fry until crispy on the bottom
  • Serve in a bowl with a few sprigs of fresh pea shoots and enjoy!

Notes

you can swap pea shoots for watercress or rocket or spinach!
Swap pine nuts for walnut or toasted almonds
Don’t have nutritional yeast? Don’t worry, it just adds a nutty cheesy flavour but isn’t essential
Don’t have gnocchi? Just use some cooked pasta instead!