Main Dish Recipes - Spinach Gnocchi with Smoked Salmon and Rocket Salad Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Rinse the spinach several times in cold water. Boil the spinach leaves, drain and rinse under cold water to retain the fresh green color.

2. Press out as much moisture as possible and process the spinach and egg yolk in a food processor until finely pureed. Pass the potatoes through a food mill, or mash them.

3. Transfer to a lightly floured flat surface and work in the pureed spinach, flour, semolina and a pinch of salt until the mixture forms a smooth dough.

4. Roll the pieces of the dough into ropes as thick as a finger, and cut each rope into 2 cm/1 inch pieces.

5. Form these pieces into oval shapes, and drop the gnocchi into a large pan of water that is just about to boil. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer briefly. Carefully drain the gnocchi.

6. Cut the raw salmon into strips. Bring the white wine sauce to a boil and stir in the cream. Remove from the heat, add the spinach gnocchi and carefully fold in the salmon strips. Allow to stand for 2-3 minutes.

7. Serve garnished with rocket and ground black pepper.