Pumpkin gnocchi with white bean dip
Serves 4
1 kent pumpkin (roughly 1⅓ cups)
1½ cups GF plain flour
2 large potatoes
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp garlic powder
Pinch salt
To serve
See recipe - White bean and thyme dip
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius. Cut the pumpkin and place it onto a lined baking tray with a drizzle of olive oil. Place it into the oven for 45 minutes until soft.
While the pumpkin is cooking, place a pot on the stove with boiling water. Add the potatoes and cook for 15 minutes until tender. Strain and peel the potatoes, then mash with a fork until smooth.
Once the pumpkin has cooked, remove it from the oven. Remove the skin and mash the pumpkin into a smooth pulp. In the same bowl, combine the pumpkin with the potato and remaining ingredients until a dough has formed. Roll the dough into long ropes (1.5cm wide) and cut along with a sharp knife until your gnocchi pieces have formed.
Dust the gnocchi with a little flour and gently press each with a fork to create your desired pattern. Bring a large pot of water to boil with a pinch of salt. In small batches, drop a handful of gnocchi into the boiling water and cook for 4 minutes or until they float to the surface.
With a fry pan at medium heat, lightly fry the gnocchi with a generous drizzle of olive oil for 2-3 minutes. Toss with the white bean and thyme dip to serve.
Simply Modify
(IDDSI 7) Easy to chew: Suitable
(IDDSI 6) Soft & bite-sized: Ensure gnocchi pieces are cut no larger than 1.5cm x 1.5cm.
(IDDSI 5) Minced & moist: Place the gnocchi into a food processor and blitz until the lumps are no bigger than 4mm. In small amounts, slowly incorporate the white bean dip until a cohesive mouthful has formed.
(IDDSI 4) Pureed: Once cooked, using a high-speed conventional blender, blitz 1 cup of gnocchi with roughly 100ml of water and 2 tbsps of white bean dip until the mixture becomes smooth. Once the gnocchi mixture is ready to serve, dollop it with a spoonful of white bean dip. Ensure the consistency holds its shape on a spoon rather than running flat.
