Vegan Gnocchi al Pesto Rosso
Our Italian Week continues 💜 With a traditional dish well known in the whole world: Gnocchi (pronounced “njocky”).
Little pieces of potato dough, boiled in salted water and combined with a rich red pesto sauce. Mhh che buono! Now let’s make them…
Vegan Gnocchi al Pesto Rosso
A delicious, vegan recipe of this famous italian dish. Dried tomatos blended with almonds, fine potatos mashed and combined with flour. That's how easy this recipe is. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 4 medium potatos type: for mashed potatos
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- salt
- 1 portion Homemade Red Pesto see recipe link in the notes!
- 1/2 cup plant milk soy or almond
- olive oil
- black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the Pesto Rosso following the instructions in the linked recipe.
- Cook the potatos with the peel until cooked (approximately 30 minutes).
- Drain the potatos, let them cool down a little. Peel the potatos using a fork and sharp knife (they should still be warm!).
- Mash the potatos with a masher or fork. Add the flour and knead well. Depending on the size of your potatos and the type, you might need to add a little bit more flour. The dough should be soft, but not too sticky.
- On a floured surface, form 4 long "saussages" and cut them in approx. 1 cm thick pieces. Something like a finger's thickness …
- Roll the pieces over a fork, that you dip into oil before. The gnocchi should then have a nice pattern.
- Bring water to a boil. Add salt to taste.
- In a pan, mix the Red Pesto with some milk. See how thick and intense you prefer your sauce. Add some more milk if desired. Season with salt and pepper. Warm up the sauce on low heat. Keep warm.
- On medium flame – it should not bubble too much – cook the gnocchi in batches in the pot with water. Not all at once. They will first lie on the bottom of the pot, and eventually rise to the surface. As soon as they have done so, take them out and let them drip off in a sive or colander. Place them into the pan with the sauce. Continue until all gnocchi are done.
- With a spatula, carefully mix the sauce with the gnocchi.
- Enjoy your Vegan Gnocchi al Pesto Rosso!
Notes
For the preparation of the Pesto Rosso Sauce, please follow the instructions in my Simple Red Pesto recipe!