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Fried gnocchi with peas, mint, feta & chilli

Fried gnocchi with peas, mint, feta & chilli

Elly Curshen gently crushes the peas before mixing them with everything to help them to grip the gnocchi instead of falling to the bottom of the bowl.

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  • Serves4
  • CourseLunch
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook15 mins
  • Total time25 mins

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Ingredients

  • 500g pack Essential Gnocchi
  • 180g pack popped petits pois (or 200g frozen petits pois)
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra if needed
  • 100g No.1 Greek Barrel Aged Feta PDO
  • 10g mint, leaves only
  • 1 red chilli, very finely sliced (deseeded, if preferred)

Method

  1. Cook the gnocchi according to pack instructions, then drain carefully (reserving all the water) and spread out to dry on a clean cloth.

  2. Bring the pan of reserved cooking water back to the boil and cook the petits pois according to pack instructions. Immediately drain in a sieve, keeping some of the water, and briefly run under cold water to stop them cooking and preserve their colour. Put the cooked petits pois in a serving bowl and add 1 tbsp oil. Using a potato masher or the end of a rolling pin, lightly crush them, leaving some whole. Season and mix well.

  3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the gnocchi to the hot oil one by one, to avoid them sticking together. Fry them for about 5 minutes, shaking the pan regularly, until golden all over. You may need to do this in 2 batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Add a little more oil to the pan between batches, if needed.

  4. Add the fried gnocchi to the peas in the serving bowl and toss to combine, adding a little of the reserved cooking water to loosen if needed. Crumble the feta over the top and garnish with the mint leaves, chilli, remaining 1 tbsp oil, sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately.

Cook’s tip

Once cool, cover and put the leftovers in the fridge. I mixed the leftovers with some beaten egg and made a mini frittata with it – delicious! If making the frittata, keep the mix for up to 1 day.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,698kJ/ 405kcals

Fat

17g

Saturated Fat

6g

Carbohydrates

48g

Sugars

4g

Fibre

7g

Protein

12g

Salt

1.1g

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