Quick & Easy
Cheat s ricotta and cherry tomato gnocchi
With Donna Hay’s cheat dough, you can make this quick gnocchi dish without any hassle
Ingredients:
- 360g/12oz ricotta
- 80g/3oz parmesan (or a similar vegetarian hard cheese), plus extra to serve, finely grated
- 150g/5½oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 3 free-range eggs, beaten
- 1½ tsp sea salt flakes
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil
- 1 tbsp flatleaf parsley leaves
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tbsp finely grated lemon zest
- 60ml/2fl oz extra virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 600g/1lb 5oz mixed cherry tomatoes, halved
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp baby basil, to serve
Directions:
- Put the ricotta, Parmesan, flour, eggs, salt and some pepper in a large bowl and mix until a sticky dough has formed. Add the herbs and lemon zest and mix again.
- Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour. Divide the dough into two and roll each piece into a 3cm/1¼in-wide log. Lightly flour a baking tray. Slice each log into 2cm/¾in-thick pieces and set aside on the prepared tray.
- Heat the oil in large frying pan over a high heat. Add the garlic and tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft.
- Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of salted boiling water to the boil and cook the gnocchi in two batches for 2–3 minutes, or until firm and risen to the surface. Remove it with a slotted spoon.
- Toss the gnocchi with the tomatoes. Spoon into shallow bowls, scatter it with the baby basil and Parmesan and serve.
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