Homemade Gnocchi with fresh pesto.
A Flavourful delight you must make fresh a dish made with my new food processor from my wife and my daughter for my birthday thanks guys.

 

 

Ingredients.

 

 

75g pine nuts

2 handfuls of basil leaves

the juice of 1 lemon

Olive oil to taste

salt

pepper

100g parmesan

4 medium potatoes

80g Plain flour

1 egg beaten

 

First put the potatoes in the microwave for 8 mins or until fluffy inside, take the skin off and mash add to the flour and  make a well in the middle, fill the well with the egg and mix in from the egg out, till you form a dough add more flour or egg if needed. roll into a  sausage shape cut 1inch thick

and roll each piece against the back of a folk to form grooves, boil in salt water till they rise to the top, about 2-3 mins then drain.

For the sauce toast the nuts in a pan and add to a food processor with basil, lemon juice salt pepper parmesan and mix pouring the oil in while mixing till it forms a sauce. serve on the gnocchi with a side salad