Broccoli and Pine Nut Gnocchi

I made this to use up some leftover crème fraîche. It's alright; a little bland. Watch out so you don't overdo the lemon.

You might like this because: it takes very little time to prepare. It's also vegetarian.

Ingredients

• cooking oil
• 3 tbsp crème fraîche
• 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• juice of 1/4 lemon and no more
• 1 tbsp pine nuts
• 200g long-stem broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 400g fresh gnocchi
• 100g frozen peas

Additions: Vegetarians look away, but my partner suggested this would be better topped with crispy bacon. I can't disagree with his assessment.

Method

1. Mix together all the crème fraîche, Dijon mustard and lemon juice in a bowl. Set the bowl aside and bring a pan of water to the boil. Add all the broccoli to the boiling water.
   ↓ 3 minutes
2. Add all the gnocchi.
   ↓ 1 minute, or until the gnocchi float to the surface.
3. Drain the gnocchi and the broccoli. Heat your cooking oil in a frying pan and tip in all the pine nuts.
   ↓ 3 minutes, hurrying to the next step if your pine nuts start to brown.
4. Add the gnocchi and broccoli mixture, along with all the frozen peas to the frying pan and cook.
   ↓ 1 minute.
5. Take the bowl of sauce you prepared earlier and stir it through everything in the frying pan. Add any extra seasoning you might want at this stage. The sauce should warm almost immediately; serve your meal into bowls.

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Dates cooked

27/06/2023

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