roasted pepper and garlic gnocchi with feta

Gnocchi is great but as you may recall from a previous entry I like to find other things to put with them besides creamy cheesy sauce, despite it's gorgeousness.

I love roasting vegetables in the oven, particularly the fleshy ones. Some peppers left in the oven here, a few cloves of garlic, both coaxed along with with olive oil, thyme and s&p. When they are ready to burst, I mash them up with a fork and toss it with some boiled gnocchi. Add some peppery rocket, some salty sharp feta and it's there.

A good one this, but six months too early. In Summer it would be divine.

an interesting gnocchi recipe

The title's ironic, OK? I posted on Facebook that I was "looking for an interesting gnocchi recipe", and that a couple of days later I had "found an interesting gnocchi recipe". Three separate people asked me about - it's easy to forget the reach that Facebook has.

Anywho, it's dead easy. First I fry some spinach with a little sliced garlic until all straggly, then season and add nutmeg before removing to one side to cool. Once it's cooled I squeeze the juice out and chop finely. Meanwhile I've some gnocchi on the boil (note: I made gnocchi myself once - it so wasn't worth the effort, nor the washing up). Then I fry some pancetta in the same pan, and once crispy I throw the boiled gnocchi in the pan to absorb some hammy flavours. Then the spinach is back in to warm through, finally some creme fraiche, s&0, a touch of parmesan (I added too much the first time) and it's done. Creamy and extremely filling.