Avocado pesto gnocchi
Here is a recipe for Italian food lovers to prepare gnocchi with avocado pesto. This dish is easy and quick to make.
1. Cut 1 ripe avocado in half, pitted and peeled. Spoon out the flesh and put in a blender. Add 1 large bunch of fresh basil (set aside some leaves for decoration), 1 crushed garlic clove, 50 g of blanched almonds, pine nuts or walnuts, the juice of ½ lemon and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Blend for 20 seconds until a smooth consistency. Salt and pepper.
2. In a large saucepan, bring to a boil lightly salted water, and cook 500 g of gnocchi according to package instructions. Drain and put back in the pan. Then pour in the pesto sauce and 100 g of cherry tomatoes, cut in half. Heat and stir gently for 2 minutes.
3. Serve on warm plates and season with pepper if necessary. Sprinkle the reserved basil leaves and add parmesan shavings.
Our cooking tip: To make the best pesto sauce, prepare it at the last minute, not in advance.
Photo credit: Sucré Salé
