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Another Gnocchi Dish…

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This time I made gnocchi with meatballs made from gluten-free sausages that I bought from Waitrose.  It’s the first time I’d seen them in a supermarket, so I was pretty excited.  They’re really lovely actually, quite spicy and peppery and very meaty, although they don’t hold their shape so well when you cook them.

I simply fried off some sliced garlic and some cherry tomatoes in some olive oil.  Then I added little chunks of sausage that I’d cut up.  I also removed the sausage skin but only because it was coming off anyway; no need to bother doing this otherwise.  Once the little balls of sausage meat were cooked through, I added my cooked gluten-free gnocchi to the pan and added a little extra extra-virgin olive oil and some torn fresh basil.  It was so quick to do but it looked and tasted like I’d spent ages on it.  Yumbo-scrumbo.

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Gluten-free Gnocchi.

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I’m really liking this gluten-free gnocchi that I found in my local butcher/deli.  Gnocchi is made with potato anyway, so there isn’t a huge difference in texture between this and normal gnocchi.

I used this gnocchi to make a quick lunch: I simply fried some garlic and four cherry tomatoes, halved, in a tablespoon of olive oil.  The tomatoes will soften and mush down to create a small amount of sauce.  Then I added about five prawns and some seasoning, frying on a low-medium heat until the prawns were cooked through and pink.  Once the gnocchi was cooked (this takes about 2 minutes) I added it to the prawns with some fresh basil and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.  I cooked the gnocchi with the prawns and tomato sauce for 30 seconds before piling onto a plate.

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This is so fast and filling, and packed with fresh Italian flavours.  Enjoy!