Crispy Smashed Gnocchi Salad

Golden, crispy gnocchi meets a vibrant, creamy basil pesto in this flavor-packed recipe that’s as satisfying as it is fresh. 

Let’s cook before we dig in!

Ingredients:

The crispy gnocchi:

  • 450g gnocchi
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Flaky salt, to taste

Pesto sauce:

  •  15g basil
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 30ml olive oil
  • Salt, to taste

The salad:

  • 180g grilled artichokes, quartered
  • 150g olives, chopped
  • 150g sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 150g roasted veggies (optional)
  • ½ red onion, very thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil mayo
  • Salt & freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 tbsp toasted pine nuts

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Cook gnocchi per instructions, drain, coat in olive oil & salt.
  2. Flatten gnocchi on a lined tray, drizzle with more olive oil & roast 20-30 mins till crispy.
  3. Blend pesto ingredients; set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, toss cooled gnocchi with salad ingredients and avocado oil mayo. Add spoonfuls of pesto and season to taste.
  5. Optional: Top with toasted pine nuts and fresh basil.
  6. Enjoy!

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @cymbiotikaeats on Instagram to be featured, and make sure to use our hashtag #cymbiotikaeats! We can't wait to see your creations.

Looking for more recipes?

par Brennan Sieber / 01 nov. 2024