This is a delicious gnocchi recipe with a roasted tomatoes sauce flavored with garlic and fresh basil and topped with mozzarella. Creamy and super tasty!
Gnocchi with Roasted Tomatoes
Giorgos Tsoulis
A delicious gnocchi recipe that's easy to make, light and vegetarian.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/390° F in convection mode.
Place the vegetables (tomatoes, onion) along with the garlic in a baking pan, sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
Transfer the vegetables to a bowl, add the butter, and blend with a hand blender until puréed.
Boil the gnocchi in salted water for 4 minutes. Strain when cooked. With a slotted spoon, transfer them to the bowl of water and ice and leave them until they cool. Transferring the gnocchi to iced water stops the gnocchi from overcooking and falling apart.
Heat a large pan over medium to high heat, add in the puréed vegetables along with the heavy cream. Simmer for 4-5 minutes and, as soon as the sauce thickens, add the gnocchi. Cook for 1 minute, turn off the heat and add the mozzarella cheese.
Sprinkle with fresh basil, season with salt and pepper, stir gently and serve.
Notes
Chef’s tip: Be careful not to boil the gnocchi too much because they will stick together and get an unpleasant texture.
Celebrity Chef Giorgos Tsoulis specializes in modern Mediterranean cuisine and his recipes are widely appreciated not just in Greece and Cyprus but also around the world.
He has been the executive chef of numerous successful Greek restaurants, while at the same time hosting many popular culinary TV shows in Greece and Cyprus. Giorgos Tsoulis is passionate about educating his fans in more sustainable and healthy cooking and eating while making the most of the flavors of the ingredients.
As sustainable cuisine ambassador for WWF Hellas, he plays a key role in cooking activations that relate to the European #Eat4Change program, as well as the #Farm2Fork program.
