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Vegan Crispy Gnocchi
🇮🇹 Italian Vegetarian

Vegan Crispy Gnocchi

🇮🇹 Italian

Potato gnocchi pan-fried until golden and crisp, then tossed in brown butter with sage and parmesan. This vegan version swaps in cashews, coconut oil. Ready in about 1 hour 15 minutes.

Prep 30 min Cook 45 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Salt1 tsp
  • Garlic2 cloves, sliced
  • Potato700 g floury
  • All-Purpose Flour1 cup
  • Cashewsfinely ground with salt (vegan parmesan)
  • Sage8 leaves
  • Coconut Oil3 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Cherry Tomatoes1 cup, optional

Instructions

  1. 1

    For this vegan version, use coconut oil for butter, cashews for parmesan cheese wherever the steps mention them.

  2. 2

    Boil the potatoes whole until tender, peel and rice them while hot.

  3. 3

    Mix in flour and salt to a soft dough without overworking; roll into ropes and cut into pillows.

  4. 4

    Cook the gnocchi in salted boiling water until they float, then lift out.

  5. 5

    Drain well and fry in butter in a single layer until crisp and golden.

  6. 6

    Add sage and garlic and cook until the butter browns; finish with parmesan.

Chef's tip

Dry the gnocchi well before frying so they crisp instead of steaming.

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