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Nettle gnocchi

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 gnocchi board

Ingredients

  • 750 grams potatoes or leftover mash
  • 170 grams nettle tips or young leaves
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 150 grams white flour

Instructions

  • Remove the stems of the nettles. Wash and blanch them and squeeze them dry. Chop the blanched nettles.
  • Boil the potatoes in salted water until soft. Drain and mash the boiled potatoes together with the blanched nettles. Season to taste with additional salt pepper and nutmeg.
  • Add the eggs and flour and bring the mixture together to form a smooth dough.
  • Divide the dough into several pieces and roll them out to a long roll with a diameter +/- 2cm. Cut the rolls into pieces of +/- 2,5 cm long.
  • Use your fingertip to roll a piece of dough against the gnocchi board. You want small ridges on the outside and an indentation on the inside. Place the rolled gnocchi on a baking tray and dust them lightly with flour.
  • Boil salted water in a large saucepan. Gently drop the gnocchi into the boiling water. As soon as they rise to the surface they are done. Remove them with a slotted spoon and drain well.
  • Arrange the cooked gnocchi on a warm serving dish and serve with nettle pesto sage butter or a tomato and nettle sauce.

Notes

Make sure to dust the gnocchi board with flour so the dough doesn't stick to the board. If you don't have a gnocchi board you can use a fork instead.