Goats cheese & tomato gnocchi

with Spinach & Balsamic Vinegar

Ingredients
Method

Before you start
Boil a half-full kettle. Pull out a large non-stick frying pan, a sieve & a measuring jug. Wash produce.

Ingredients
(Serves 2, halve ingredients for l)

  • 300g potato gnocchi
  • 1 shallot
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 200g baby tomatoes
  • 40g baby spinach
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp thickened aged balsamic vinegar (sulphites)
  • 10g vegetable stock powder
  • 125g French goat’s cheese (milk)

Fry the gnocchi & prep the veg

  • Heat the large non-stick frying pan with I tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the gnocchi and cook for 4-5 mins, tossing regularly, until golden brown. Season with salt, then remove from the pan and set aside
  • Meanwhile, roughly dice the shallot. Thinly slice the garlic. Halve the tomatoes. Rinse the spinach

Simmer simmer

  • Reheat the frying pan with I tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the shallot and cook for 4-5 mins, until softened
  • Add the paprika, garlic and tomatoes and cook for 2 mins
  • Add the sundried tomato paste, vinegar, stock and 250ml boiling water (125ml for | person)
  • Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5-7 mins, until the sauce has thickened

Finish & plate up

  • In the final 2 mins, add the spinach to the pan and cook until wilted, then stir in half the goat’s cheese and the cooked gnocchi. Season to taste. Add a splash of water if it becomes too thick
  • Share the gnocchi between bowls. Spoon over the remaining goat’s cheese