Gnocchi with herbs, garlic sauce and black truffle
- Starter
- Medium
- 10
- 1 hour 30 minutes
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This delicious starter from Emanuele Scarello combines perfectly formed gnocchi with decadent shavings of black truffle and a subtle herb crust. It's the perfect starter for vegetarians if you swap the Parmesan for a similar cheese made from non-animal rennet.
Ingredients
Gnocchi
Garlic sauce
- 100g of garlic cloves, peeled
- 30g of shallots
- 130g of potatoes
- 40g of white wine
- 5g of salt
- 186g of cream
- extra virgin olive oil, for cooking
Herb crust
- 10g of parsley
- 40g of breadcrumbs
- 40g of Parmesan
- 40g of butter, softened
To serve
- 1 handful of spinach
- black truffle , shavings
- 1 handful of edible flowers
Equipment
- Cooking thermometer
- Hand blender
- Food processor
- Silpat mat
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
3
Knead until fully incorporated then roll the mix into cylinders. Cut into 2cm pieces and roll to make gnocchi. Cook the for 4–5 minutes in salted boiling water
4
For the garlic sauce, blanch the garlic five times in boiling water, changing the water each time
- 100g of garlic cloves
5
Sauté the shallot over a low heat with the potatoes and extra virgin olive oil. Add the white wine and continue cooking. When the potatoes are perfectly cooked, add the garlic, salt and fresh cream, then bring everything to 80°C. Blend well until smooth and keep warm
- 30g of shallots
- 130g of potatoes
- extra virgin olive oil, for cooking
- 40g of white wine
- 5g of salt
- 186g of cream
6
In a mixer, blend the parsely, breadcrumbs, Parmesan and softened butter
- 10g of parsley
- 40g of breadcrumbs
- 40g of Parmesan
- 40g of butter, softened
7
Spread out on a silpat mat to a 2mm thickness and freeze. Once frozen, cut into small circles and place on top of the gnocchis
8
Place the gnocchis under a grill until the herb crust is golden brown
9
To serve, wilt the spinach in a saucepan and plate with the gnocchi, garlic sauce, black truffle shavings and edible flowers
- 1 handful of spinach
- black truffle , shavings
- 1 handful of edible flowers
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