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How to gnocch-it out of the park every night of the week

From a classic tomato and basil combo to pumpkin, marsala and sage, who knew soft, pillowy potatoes could be a thing of such great beauty.

Tray gnocchi with roasted tomatoes

Source: Savannah van der Niet

There is always a special place for gnocchi in everyone's kitchen. says, "Like most things in life, once you get the hang of it, gnocchi are relatively quick and simple to make. The trick is to have the right type of potatoes cooked properly." Get her 
Gnocchi
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Gnocchi every night of the week? We've got you covered with these!

1. Tomato & basil baby!

shares her most brilliant and very versatile tomato sauce recipe. Pour over pasta, braise vegies in it, use as a pizza base or between layers of a vegie lasagna or here, with her
Gnocchi with tomato and basil sauce
Source: Poh & Co.

2. Pretty and purple!

Luca Ciano uses purple-fleshed potatoes to lend a beautiful colour to , which he serves up with a creamy parmesan sauce. Ciano says making gnocchi takes him back to where it all began for him in the kitchen, cooking with his nonna.
A wide silver-brown pottery bowl sits on a wooden surface. It holds purple gnocchi in a creamy sauce. A bowl of cooked breadcrumb topping sits alongside. Some has been sprinkled on the gnocchi, along with small herb leaves.
Purple potato gnocchi with parmigiano cream sauce. Source: Luca's Key Ingredient

3. Italy meets Australia

The Italian classic gets an Indigenous Australian ingredient twist in this recipe from Rebecca Sullivan and Damien Coulthard's book, Warndu Mai, with warrigal greens and sea parsley in the gnocchi and cinnamon myrtle in the buttery sauce.

Green Gnocchi with Cinnamon Myrtle Burnt Butter Sauce
Green Gnocchi with Cinnamon Myrtle Burnt Butter Sauce Source: Warndu Mai (Good Food)

4. Not a northern Italian nonna?

Quite different from the traditional potato gnocchi that many are used to, thisis made from semolina flour and is considerably easier to make if one is not as skilled as a northern Italian nonna at rolling gnocchi off the tines of a fork. Did we mention the cheesy topping?
Roman-style semolina gnocchi (gnocchi alla Romana)
Source: Emiko Davies

5. Pump it with potato AND pumpkin

This  is a great example of savoury and earthy working wonders and comes courtesy of Italian guru and .
Jap pumpkin gnocchi with marsala, capers and sage
Source: China Squirrel

6. What would mamma do?

Courtesy of the , this simple but truly delicious dish is one of their favourite recipes from their hometown of Minori. These little , minus any dough rolling and potato prep, making it a winning weeknight meal.
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7. A little wild

Swimming in a wild mushroom sauce, this is light, pillowy and rich - count us in.
Gnocchi in wild mushroom sauce
Gnocchi in wild mushroom sauce Source: Food Safari Earth

8. Massive soft spot

Trade your potato with some ricotta in  that really takes your wilted spinach to a very delicious place.
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9. Home is where the heart-y is

Homemade gnocchi, homemade bolognese - you'll be pretty popular with this dish that has comfort food written all over it!
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10. Bake your sauce

Homemade gnocchi with fragrant, chunky, roasted tomatoes? Sounds good to us! A mix of truss and cherry tomatoes (use a mix of colours for extra eye appeal at the end!) are baked with onion, garlic, rosemary and basil, creating a chunky sauce for your homemade potato bundles.

Tray gnocchi with roasted tomatoes
Source: Savannah van der Niet


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Published 24 April 2017 5:16pm
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