Gnocchi with mashed peas, asparagus, dill & lemon fresh herb sea salt seasoning and creme fraiche
A lot of people don't like to eat gnocchi during the summer - but I absolutely love this dish - it's so fresh with the dill and lemon and is perfect during the asparagus season. The recipe is courtesy of Mob Kitchen who you can find on Instagram - I have adapted it for our Dill & Lemon fresh herb sea salt seasoning - tried, tested and thoroughly recommended!
Ingredients:
160g frozen peas
Asparagus
Basil
500g Fresh Gnocchi (3 servings)
3 tbs Creme Fraiche
80 g grated parmesan (make it easy - grind it up in the Nutribullet!)
2 tbs unsalted butter
Olive Oil
1 heaped tsp of The Fresh Herb Salt Company Dill & Lemon fresh herb sea salt seasoning
- Take a handful of peas from the 160g and set aside. Put the rest into a Nutribullet, add 1 heaped tsp of Dill & lemon fresh herb salt and blend until you have a nice smashed look.
- Trim and slice the asparagus diagonally and roughly chop a handful of basil leaves.
- Boil some water in a large pan with a small amount of salt. Add the gnocchi and once they float to the top, fish them out, set aside and toss in olive oil.
- Keep a mug of the pasta water to onside.
- Blanch the asparagus and that extra handful of peas in the pasta water for 1 minute, drain and set aside.
- In a large frying pan, add a shot of olive oil, get it nice and hot and then add the gnocchi and toss them around until just golden brown. Keep them moving so they don't burn.
- Add the butter and cook until the gnocchi is glazed and looking nicely browned.
- Add a splash of the saved cooking water, smashed peas, creme fraiche and toss all together adding a little more water if needed. This creates a beautiful green sauce. Season with pepper, a little more lemon zest if required, parmesan, the blanched veg and chopped basil.
- Toss it all together and divide between warm plates. Gnocchi is very filling so don't let your eyes get bigger than your tummies!!!
Let me know what you think - We always welcome your comments and ideas and if you have a nice recipe that you use with our fresh herb salt seasonings then please do share!!