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Gnocchi Pomodoro with Sundried Tomato & Leafy Apple Salad
Hello, sunshine! This bright pasta dish is speedy and simple, but packed with flavour. You'll simmer fluffy potato gnocchi in a homemade pomodoro sauce, rich with Mediterranean sundried tomatoes and smoky paprika. Serve with a gorgeous green salad, quickly whipped up with mixed salad leaves and crisp apple.
Ready in 20
4 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp thickened aged balsamic vinegar (Sulphites) (wine vinegar, concentrated grape must (SULPHITES), xanthan gum E441)
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (Dried Inactive Yeast, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Thiamine, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12.)
- 1 apple
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika & oregano blend (smoked paprika, oregano)
- 300g potato gnocchi (Potato Puree (Water, Potato Flakes and Potato Starch Equal To 98% Of Potatoes), Salt, Rice Flour.)
- 1 pepper
- 2 garlic clove
- 1 onion
- 110g baby tomatoes
Nutritional Information
Calories: 507
Protein: 9.3g
Carbs: 73g
Fat: 20g
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp thickened aged balsamic vinegar (use half) (Sulphites) (wine vinegar, concentrated grape must (SULPHITES), xanthan gum E441)
- 80g mixed salad leaves (use half)
- 200g passata (use half) (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 apple (use half)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika & oregano blend (use half) (smoked paprika, oregano)
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 300g potato gnocchi (use half) (Potato Puree (Water, Potato Flakes and Potato Starch Equal To 98% Of Potatoes), Salt, Rice Flour.)
- 2 garlic clove
- 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (use half) (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (use half) (Dried Inactive Yeast, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Thiamine, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12.)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 565
Protein: 11g
Carbs: 74g
Fat: 25g
Gnocchi Pomodoro with Sundried Tomato & Leafy Apple Salad
Hello, sunshine! This bright pasta dish is speedy and simple, but packed with flavour. You'll simmer fluffy potato gnocchi in a homemade pomodoro sauce, rich with Mediterranean sundried tomatoes and smoky paprika. Serve with a gorgeous green salad, quickly whipped up with mixed salad leaves and crisp apple.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large non-stick frying pan, a medium bowl & a measuring jug
Cook the gnocchi & prep
- Heat the large non-stick frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the gnocchi and cook for 4-5 mins, tossing regularly, until golden brown. Season with salt, then remove from the pan and set aside
- Meanwhile, finely dice the onion. Dice the pepper into 1cm chunks. Halve the tomatoes. Finely chop or crush the garlic
Simmer the sauce
- Reheat the frying pan with 1/2 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and pepper and cook for 3-4 mins, until softening. Season with salt and pepper
- Stir in the tomatoes, garlic, paprika & oregano blend and sundried tomato paste. Cook for another 2 mins
- Stir in the passata and 50ml water (25ml for 1 person), bring to the boil and simmer for 3-4 mins, until thickened
Build the salad
- Thinly slice the apple and add to the medium bowl, along with the balsamic vinegar, 1/2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper
- Add the salad leaves and toss to combine
Finish & plate up
- Stir half the nutritional yeast and the gnocchi into the sauce. Season to taste. Add a splash of water if it becomes too thick
- Share the gnocchi between bowls, sprinkled with the remaining nutritional yeast. Serve the salad alongside
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