Ingredients

  • 4 slices white bread, crusts removed
  • 12 cup milk
  • 1 lb frozen spinach
  • 9 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 12 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 14 cup all-purpose flour
  • grated parmesan cheese, for serving
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 tablespoons basil, chopped
  • 1 ripe tomatoes, diced

Method

  • Soak bread in milk for 10 minutes.
  • Squeeze out any excess milk from bread.
  • Squeeze out any excess liquid from spinach.
  • Combine bread, spinachricotta eggs and parmesan well.
  • chill ,covered, for 1 hour.Fold in flour.
  • With floured hands, roll heaped teaspoonsof mixture into dumplings.
  • Lower batches of the gnocchi into large saucepan salted boiling water.
  • Cook 2 minutes or until gnocchi rises to the surface.
  • Transfer to a serving plate and keep warm.
  • To make sauce, combine butter,garlic,basil and tomato in saucepan and cook over medium heat 3 minutes or until nutty brown in color.
  • drizzle over gnocchi and sprinkle with shaved parmesan.