Gnocchi in Pumpkin Sauce
As I mentioned before one of my favorite things about autumn is the food. More specifically, it’s a time where I can fill
my plate with root vegetables. Out of all of these vegetables, one not only means fall, but it absolutely means holiday and family – and that vegetable is pumpkin. There have been a number of recipes on Prime Cuts over the past couple weeks that feature this incredible vegetable, but I wanted to give you my take.
Every season that the glistening Libby’s pumpkin cans* appear on shelves throughout stores, I get giddy and I’m inspired by the endless possibilities. I’ve had the good fortune of having pumpkin for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and even in cocktails.
When I heard reports of this year’s pumpkin shortage, I immediately stopped by my local grocer to pick up a flat of canned pumpkin, so I’d be well stocked throughout the season.
Versatile and nutritious, it is one of the few ingredients that to me feels both like a comfort food and healthy choice.
So if you haven’t made your trek to the store to stock up, get going! You don’t want to miss your chance to make incredibly delicious (and I mean DE-lish!) recipes like this one I pulled from VegSource.com:
Gnocchi in Pumpkin Sauce
Ingredients
4 cups whole wheat gnocchi
1 1/2 cups pureed pumpkin
1 1/2 cups almond milk
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Basil Cream:
1/4 cup raw cashews, presoaked in water for 12 hours
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon fresh pepper
Preparation
1. To make the basil cream, drain the soaked cashews. In a blender or food processor, blend cashews with 1/4 cup water, basil and pepper until the mixture has the consistency of a thick cream, meaning it should slowly drip off a spoon.
2. Boil the gnocchi until they float, then drain in a colander. Shock them with a quick spritz of cold water from your faucet.
3. To prepare the sauce, mix the pureed pumpkin with the almond milk, nutmeg and salt. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add the gnocchi. Simmer for another minute.
4. Assemble the dish by placing the gnocchi and sauce on the plates. Add dots or swirls of basil cream.
While the recipe takes awhile prepartion-wise, the resulting flavor is worth every second! Enjoy!
*Full disclosure, Libby’s Pumpkin is a Publicis Consultants | PR client, and is my agency of record.
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