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Gnocchi Pomodoro with Rocket & Avocado Salad
Pillows of crisp and plump gnocchi swim in this classic pomodoro sauce. Flavoured with oregano and sundried tomato. Serve alongside a crisp rocket and avocado salad for a touch of green. Finish with a sprinkle of nutritional yeast. Buon appetito!
Ready in 20
1/3 daily fibre
5 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (Dried Inactive Yeast, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Thiamine, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12.)
- 40g rocket
- 300g potato gnocchi (Potato Puree (Water, Potato Flakes and Potato Starch Equal To 98% Of Potatoes), Salt, Rice Flour.)
- 1 avocado
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar (Sulphites) (wine vinegar (75%), concentrated grape must (25%))
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 1 pepper
- 3 garlic clove
- 1 onion
Nutritional Information
Calories: 585
Protein: 11g
Carbs: 69g
Fat: 29g
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar (use half) (Sulphites) (wine vinegar (75%), concentrated grape must (25%))
- 1 tsp dried oregano (use half)
- 200g passata (use half) (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (use half) (Dried Inactive Yeast, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Thiamine, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12.)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 1 avocado (use half)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 40g rocket (use half)
- 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (use half) (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 3 garlic clove
- 300g potato gnocchi (use half) (Potato Puree (Water, Potato Flakes and Potato Starch Equal To 98% Of Potatoes), Salt, Rice Flour.)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 593
Protein: 12g
Carbs: 70g
Fat: 29g
Gnocchi Pomodoro with Rocket & Avocado Salad
Pillows of crisp and plump gnocchi swim in this classic pomodoro sauce. Flavoured with oregano and sundried tomato. Serve alongside a crisp rocket and avocado salad for a touch of green. Finish with a sprinkle of nutritional yeast. Buon appetito!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan, a medium non-stick frying pan, a medium bowl & a measuring jug
Prep & soften the veg
- Finely dice the onion. Dice the pepper into 1cm chunks. Halve the tomatoes. Finely chop or crush the garlic
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and pepper and cook for 4-5 mins, until softened. Season with salt and pepper
Simmer the pomodoro sauce
- Add the tomatoes and garlic and cook for 2 mins, then stir in the sundried tomato paste, oregano, passata and 150ml water (75ml for 1 person)
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 3-4 mins, until thickened slightly
- In the medium bowl, combine the vinegar with 1 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Thinly slice the avocado
Fry the gnocchi
- Heat the medium non-stick frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the gnocchi and cook for 4-5 mins, tossing regularly, until golden brown. Season with salt
- Stir the gnocchi and half the nutritional yeast into the pomodoro sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper
Assemble the salad & plate up
- When everything is ready, add the avocado and rocket to the dressing bowl and toss gently to combine
- Share the gnocchi pomodoro between bowls, with the salad alongside. Sprinkle over the remaining nutritional yeast to finish
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