Spinach - Ricotta Gnocchi With Garlic Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices bread, crusts removed
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 lb frozen chopped spinach, thawed,drained and squeezed dry
• 8 ounces ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs
• 2 ounces grated parmesan cheese
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup flour
• parmesan cheese, shavings
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 medium tomato, diced

Recipe

• 1 gnocchi: add milk and bread to a shallow dish, let bread soak 10 minutes, then squeeze excess milk from the bread.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine bread, spinach, ricotta, eggs, grated parmesan, nutmeg, salt and pepper, cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 3 fold the flour into the spinach mixture, flour your hands and roll heaping tsps into balls.
• 4 bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil, add gnocchi in batches, cook 2 minutes or until gnocchi rises to the surface, transfer to a serving plate with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
• 5 sauce: combine ingredients in a small saucepan, cook over medium heat 3 minutes or until the butter is lightly browned.
• 6 to serve, drizzle sauce over gnocchi and top with shaved parmesan.