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✮ Leave to relax for 20 minutes
✮ On a floured work surface, break the dough into two and using your hands, roll each part into long sausage about 1.5 cm wide (kids love this bit - get them to help!)
✮ As you roll the dough, make sure to keep it well floured
✮ Once you have your sausage shape, cut it into bits with a sharp knife. Your pieces of gnocchi should be about 2 cm long
✮ Now boil a pan of salted water and add your gnocchi pieces. They will take no more than two minutes to cook - you can tell when they’re finished because they will float to the top.
How to make the gnocchi sauce.
While you’re waiting for the gnocchi recipe to rest, start making your sauce.
✮ Chop the courgettes (Zucchini) into small cubes about 1 cm square
✮ Melt the butter in a large frying pan and add the courgettes
✮ Cook gently for about three minutes
✮ Chop the fresh sage (it tastes much better than dried) into slices and add to the pan
✮ Cook gently for a couple of minutes, then remove from the heat until the gnocchi is made.
How to finish off this simple gnocchi recipe :
✮ Add the cooked gnocchi to the sauce, toss them together (stirring is more likely to break the gnocchi) and cook for about thirty seconds so that the gnocchi absorbs the flavour of sage
✮ Add pepper to taste, plate up and sprinkle some grated Parmesan on top.
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Buon Appetito!
Find a great accompaniment to this dish here - a delicious fresh Italian salad.
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