Sweet Potato Gnocchi Recipe
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Total Time:
25 minutes
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cooking Difficulty:
Medium
Serving Amount
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1⁄2 tsp. salt
2 large sweet potatoes (about 1 lb; 10.5 oz/300g per of sweet potato flesh after microwaving per 2 servings)
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. butter
7-10 sage leaves, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup kale, ribs removed
Salt and pepper to taste
Sprinkle of parmesan cheese, grated or shaved
Lemon juice to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Prick sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave them for 7-10 minutes until tender.
Step 2
Cut them in half, scoop out the flesh, add it to a bowl, and mash with a fork.
Step 3
Add all-purpose flour, salt and mix with a spoon first, then with your hands, to combine.
Step 4
Transfer to lightly floured worktop and knead for a short minute until you have compact, soft and slightly moist dough, not wet and sticky. Kneading the dough for too long will result in a tough, too chewy of a dough.
Step 5
Cut dough into 4 pieces, roll out into long ropes, then cut into small pillow-shaped gnocchi (about 1/2 inch or 1 cm in size).
Step 6
Roll them on the back of a fork to make ridges.
Step 7
Cook the gnocchi in a large pot salted boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the water with a slotted spoon. Reserve a bit of pasta water.
Step 8
Make the sauce. Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Once warm, add garlic and sage leaves and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
Step 9
Stir in kale until softened. Add a couple of spoonfuls of pasta water to sauce, careful not to add too much. Add gnocchi to sauce along with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 10
Serve in a bowl with grated or shaved parmesan and a sprinkle of lemon juice.
