Spinach Gnocchi

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb potato
• 1 lb spinach, fresh
• 2 eggs
• 8 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 5 tablespoons semolina

Recipe

• 1 put the potatoes on to boil. when they are cooked, peel and mash them without adding any more liquid.
• 2 meanwhile, wash the spinach and cook it without adding any extra water. drain, squeezing out as much liquid as possible, and chop finely.
• 3 mix the ptotaotes and spinach with all the other ingredients except for 1 tablespoons of the parmasan cheese and half the butter. be generous with the pepper. chill for 45 minutes.
• 4 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f and bring a large kettle of salted water to the boil.
• 5 to cook the gnocchi, drop teaspoonful of the mixture into the kettle, a few at a time. keep the water boiling. the gnocchi are done when they rise to the surface, after only a couple of minutes.
• 6 remove them with a slotted spoon to an ovenproof dish and repeat the process until all the gnocchi are cooked.
• 7 melt the remaining butter and pour it over the gnocchi.
• 8 sdprinkle the rest of the parmasan over the top and bake for about 10 minutes, or until well browned.
• 9 serve very hot.