Gnocchi with wilted greens

Name: Gnocchi with wilted greens
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp Olive oil; 20 g Butter; 2 Spring onions, sliced; 2 Garlic cloves, crushed; 2 rashers Streaky bacon, chopped (Main); ½ Red peppers, sliced thinly; 1 cup Green vegetable, sliced thinly (Main); 2 cups Kale, shredded (Main); ¼ cup Sage, leaves only, shredded; 100 g Blue cheese, crumbled (Main); 200 g Potato gnocchi, store-bought, cooked (Main)

for 2 people

Babiche Martens

Angela Casley

Food writer for Viva

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Making fresh gnocchi is so rewarding but buying a good quality packet version for this recipe is fine. Simply toss it into a fresh mix of vegetables and blue cheese for a creamy hit.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp	Olive oil
20 g	Butter
2	Spring onions, sliced
2	Garlic cloves, crushed
2 rashers	Streaky bacon, chopped (Main)
½	Red peppers, sliced thinly
1 cup	Green vegetable, sliced thinly (Main)
2 cups	Kale, shredded (Main)
¼ cup	Sage, leaves only, shredded
100 g	Blue cheese, crumbled (Main)
200 g	Potato gnocchi, store-bought, cooked (Main)

Directions

Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan. Add the spring onions, garlic, bacon, red pepper and green vegetables, cooking for 3 or 4 minutes until softened. Add the kale and sage leaves, allowing to wilt for 2 minutes.
Toss through the blue cheese and gnocchi to heat through.
Serve hot with extra sage leaves to garnish.