Gnocchi with spinach and walnuts

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👤 Serves 4 👨🏻‍🍳 Prep 5 🕓 Cook 10m

Add spinach and crunchy walnuts for an exciting contrast of textures combined with the soft, fluffy traditional gnocchi.

Ingredients

1 ½ tbs olive oil

½ cup walnut pieces, chopped

1 small onion, finely chopped

½ cup currants

2 garlic cloves, crushed

120g baby spinach leaves

¼ cup vegetable stock, salt-reduced

625g fresh potato gnocchi

Method

Step 1: Heat one teaspoon oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add walnuts and cook, stirring often, until golden. Transfer to a plate. Set aside. 

Step 2: Add remaining oil to pan. Add onion and saute for 3 minutes or until tender. Add currants and crushed garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 1-2 minutes until currants are plump. Add spinach and stock. Gently toss until spinach begins to wilt. 

Step 3: Meanwhile, cook gnocchi, following instructions on the packet, until al dente.

Step 4: Drain gnocchi and immediately return to the pan. Add spinach mixture and walnuts. Gently toss and serve.


Nutritional Information (per serving)

EnergyCaloriesProteinFatSaturatesCarbohydrate
1280kJ3068g1g1g44g
SugarsFibreCalciumSodiumIronPotassium
13g6.5g70mg60mg2.3mg586mg
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