Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Seared Cherry Tomatoes and Spinach Sauce

Method

1. Preheat oven on steam at 100°C. Place sweet potato on a solid steamer tray and steam for 25 minutes or until tender; remove and allow to cool slightly.
2. Pass sweet potato through a potato ricer or mash with a fork on a clean bench top; create a well in the centre. Add ricotta, parmesan, flour and season to taste with salt and pepper; mix with your hands until a soft dough is formed.
3. Cut the dough into two portions; roll each into a log about 3cm thick. You should get two logs around 40-45cm long. Cut the logs into 2cm thick slices. Arrange on a lightly oiled perforated steamer tray and steam for 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
4. Set the oven to the keep warm function. Heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat (induction setting 6-7). Add 1 tablesppon each of butter and oil; when butter is melted and foamy, add sage leaves and cook for 30 seconds or until crisp. Remove sage, drain on kitchen paper and set aside.
5. Add tomatoes and garlic to the frying pan and cook until tomatoes are just blistered. Add spinach and stock; bring to the boil, and simmer just until spinach has wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper; keep warm.
6. Add remaining butter and oil to a large frying pan and cook until frothy. Add half of the steamed gnocchi and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining gnocchi.
7. To serve, divide spinach sauce between six serving bowls. Nestle a few pieces of gnocchi into the sauce and arrange cherry tomatoes over the top. Garnish with sage leaves, a drizzle of any remaining melted butter, shaved parmesan, pine nuts and a sprinkle of sea salt.

Recipe Notes

To keep items warm while preparing, you can utilise the keep warm function on your steam oven, set to 70°C. If you don't have a steam oven, simmer sweet potato in a saucepan of water; when gnocchi are ready to cook, simmer in boiling water.
If your ricotta is firm, pass it through a sieve or potato ricer to make it smooth and creamy.

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Recipe Created By: Tiffany Page