You Gotta Try Making This Italian Flag Gnocchi

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Light as a cloud, soft as a pillow, and simply delicious. Gnocchi, the potato-based pasta is known as a soft and starchy pasta that goes great with any Italian sauce. Typically, gnocchi is simply made of potatoes and looks like a potato dumpling, but you can make it more exciting with some colorful and tasty additions.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 pounds starchy potatoes (like russet potatoes)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (with some extra if needed)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 Oz peeled and grated beet
  • 3 Oz spinach
  • Salt and pepper.

Red

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan.
  2. Add the beets, seasoning to taste.
  3. When soft, blend until you get a smooth mash.

Green

  1. Chop the spinach
  2. Cook in 2 tablespoons olive oil, seasoning to taste.
  3. When soft, rinse and squeeze dry.
  4. Blend until you get a smooth mash.

White

  1. Heat an oven to 400F and bake the potatoes for an hour until tender.
  2. Open the potatoes to let the steam out, scooping the flesh out.
  3. Mince the potato flesh.

Gnocchi

  1. Split the potato flesh to three parts
  2. Add the “green” to one part, and the “red” to another part
  3. Sprinkle ¼ cup flour onto each part and knead until a stable dough
  4. Roll into a rope and cut to 1/2-inch pieces.

Cook

  1. Boil a large pot of water, lightly salted
  2. Throw the gnocchi into the water, stir gently, leave until they float.