
We want your family to eat only the best, which is why we know that food is about so much more than taste alone. Texture, colour and smell all play a part in the wonderful ensemble that is the perfect dinner. For this dish, we combined the chewy deliciousness of gnocchi and the colours and aromas of fresh basil and cherry tomatoes, to create a symphony that would make even Mozart proud.
200 grams
Cherry Plum Tomatoes
60 grams
British Smoked Bacon Lardons
5 grams
Flat Leaf Parsley
300 grams
Gnocchi
30 grams
Pine Nuts
1 unit(s)
Courgette
(May contain traces of: Celery)
150 grams
Creme Fraiche
(Contains: Milk)
20 grams
Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese
(Contains: Milk, Egg)
Cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters. Trim the courgette. Cut in half lengthways, then cut each half lengthways into 3 strips. Chop your courgette into roughly 1cm cubes.
Roughly chop the parsley (stalks and all). Chop the pine nuts as finely as possible. Tip: Everything should be smaller than a grain of rice. Mix two thirds of parsley and all of the pine nuts into the crème fraîche. Stir in your hard Italian cheese and a grind of black pepper. Taste and add salt ad pepper if you feel it needs it. This is your crème fraîche pesto!
Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan on high heat. When hot, stir-fry the courgette until browned and soft enough to eat, 4-5 mins. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Transfer to a plate and keep to one side.
In the now empty pan add another splash of oil if necessary and cook the pancetta until crispy, 3-4 mins. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook until the cherry tomatoes begin to soften, another 4 mins. Transfer to the plate with the courgettes.
Add another drizzle of oil to the pan and return it to medium-high heat. Add the gnocchi and fry until the gnocchi are crispy around the edges, 8-10 mins . Tip: You may need to do this in batches.
Mix in the crème fraîche pesto, courgette, cherry tomatoes and pancetta. Garnish with your remaining parsley. Buon appetito!