Red Pepper Gnocchi With Goats Cheese
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Course : Cheeses
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1              large  red pepper -- (capsicum)
  1              pound  orange sweet potato -- (kumera)
  1              pound  old potatoes chopped
  1         tablespoon  grated orange rind
  2 3/4           cups  all-purpose flour
  2                     eggs -- slightly beaten
  3 1/2         ounces  goat cheese
  2               cups  bottled pasta sauce
  2        tablespoons  finely shredded fresh basil
 

Preparation:

1. Cut red pepper in half and discard seeds and membrane. Put skin side up, under a hot grill and cook for 8 minutes or until skin is black and blistered. Remove from heat and cover with a damp tea towel. When cool peel away the skin. Process the pepper in a food processor to form a smooth paste. 2. Steam and boil the potatoes in a large pot until very soft. Drain thoroughly and transfer to a large bowl and mash until smooth. Allow to cool slightly. 3. App pepper puree,orange rind, flour and eggs, and mix to form a soft dough. Using floured hands, roll heaped teaspoonful f dough into oval shapes. Indent one side using lightly floured prongs on the back of a fork. 4. Lower batches of gnocchi into a large pan of boiling salted water. Cook fo about 2 minutes or until gnocchi rises to the surface. remove gnocchi with a slotted spoon and divide among warmed serving plates. Top with warmed pasta sauce. Crumble goats cheese and sprinkle over the top, with the shredded basil.

 

Nutritional Information:

311 Calories (kcal); 8g Total Fat; (23% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 46g Carbohydrate; 80mg Cholesterol; 77mg Sodium