Asparagus gnocchi, the recipe to prepare them firm and tasty at home
Asparagus dumplings, prescription to prepare them at home with durum wheat flour and water, then combining them with your favorite condiments. An original way and a seasonal alternative to potato gnocchi, this easy-to-prepare recipe will add a touch of color to your dishes and conquer the whole family with its delicate flavor.
A spring vegetable with diuretic properties, asparagus is the protagonist of various dishes; today we propose it in one basic recipe to prepare a fresh egg-free pasta with a very firm consistency which remains al dente even after cooking.
The asparagus gnocchi can be seasoned in different ways: they are suitable, for example, to prepare a cold pasta with seasonal ingredients, to be seasoned with a red vegetable sauce or creamed in a white salsia with garlic, onion and stracchino.
Index
Ingredients
- 300 g of asparagus
- 400 grams of durum wheat flour
- water to taste
- Preparation Time:
30 minutes - Cooking time:
6 minutes - Rest time:
- - Dose:
4 people to - difficulty:
low
How to prepare asparagus gnocchi: procedure
- To clean and boil the asparagus in boiling water, drain and cool when cooked,
- put them to follow in a food processor and grind them to obtain a puree,
- arrange the flour on a pastry board and add the asparagus puree in the center,
- iniziare to knead and when the two ingredients have blended add a little water at a time
- and knead until a compound with a firm, elastic and non-sticky consistency is obtained.
- Doing swirl a little of the dough on the work surface to form narrow and long cylinders,
- to form now the gnocchi by cutting pieces of dough about one centimeter in size with a knife,
- arrange the gnocchi well apart and cover them with a cloth until ready to cook.
One more tip:
The gnocchi can be boiled in the asparagus cooking water, just keep it aside and lightly salt it before boiling; in this way the gnocchi will be tastier and avoid excessive consumption of water.
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Ilaria Zizza
