Vegan Pesto Stuffed Gnocchi
Ingredients
- about 1 1/2 lbs potatoes
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- pepper
- 1/2 cup vegan pesto
Preparation
In a large pot cover potatoes with cold water, bring to a boil, then simmer 30 minutes until fork tender, drain, peel skin off with fork while still warm
On work surface put potato through a ricer or mash, spread riced potato out, wait 5 minutes until less hot, then sprinkle with salt and pepper gently combine using hands or bench scraper, give a taste, adjust until it tastes good to you
Next add flour a bit at a time, drizzle in oil, gently working it into a dough, fold the dough in overlapping layers to help combine for 2-3 minutes, the dough should be soft, let rest 15 minutes
Cut ball into 4 equal pieces, on a floured surface, gently roll into a long rope about 1 inch thick, then gently flatten until about 2 inches wide
Using piping bag with 1/4 inch opening, or a plastic bag with bottom corner cut, pipe pesto across the length of rope in the middle leaving a border at top and bottom of dough
Seal the gnocchi by bringing the top of the dough to the bottom of dough, and pinch dough together the length of the rope, give it a nice roll back and forth to ensure seal
Then cut into 1 inch pieces, place on parchment lined tray, repeat with remaining dough
On stovetop, bring well salted pot of water and cook gnocchi in batches over a slow boil, the gnocchi will rise to the top in 2-3 minutes, using a slotted spoon to drain water
Next, using a nonstick pan cook gnocchi in batches using a pat of butter on medium, cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until crisp, season as desired, serve with more pesto