نيوكي الشمندر المشوي وجبنة ريكوتا
Italian 30 Mins Prep · 80 Mins Cook
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4.
- Wrap the beetroot in foil and place on a baking tray. Roast for 1 hour 10 minutes or until tender. Set 1 aside. Place the remaining beetroot in a food processor and blitz to form a rough purée.
- Add the eggs, Parmesan and chilli flakes and blend. In a large bowl, combine the ricotta with the beetroot mixture. Then mix in the buckwheat flour (or spelt or wholewheat flour) to form a soft dough.
- Sprinkle a work surface with the extra flour and roll the ricotta dough into a long sausage, approx. 2cm thick. Cut into 5cm pieces then roll onto a ribbed gnocchi paddle or pinch the small logs to form indents on the sides.
- Heat a pot of salted water until boiling and add the gnocchi in batches to cook for 3-4 minutes. They are ready when they float. Remove the gnocchi from the water.
- Heat a large frying pan with the olive oil and fry the gnocchi until crispy on one side.
- Quarter the reserved beetroot. Toast the sunflower seeds.
- Divide the gnocchi between two plates.
- Serve with the quartered beetroot, toasted sunflower seeds and Parmesan shavings.
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