Ricotta and Spinach Gnocchi Malfatti
I cooked this dish several times when I lived in Italy. It's delicious and not as well known as the classic potato gnocchi; it looks a little like them, but not too much. Serves: 4 · Prep time: 25 min · Cook time: 10 min · Difficulty: Easy Ingredients 700 g spinach 200 g ricotta 90 g flour 70 g grated cheese 1 egg 40 g butter Method Boil the spinach in plenty of water, cool it, drain it and chop it very finely. Mix the spinach with the ricotta, add two tablespoons of Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), an egg and the flour, season with salt and pepper and mix everything well with a fork. Shortly before serving, use two spoons to shape the irregular gnocchi (malfatti, 'badly made') however you like. Once shaped, drop them into salted boiling water. They should boil for about 2 minutes; conveniently, that's just when they float to the surface. Take them out of the water and leave them on a plate or a cloth for a few seconds to drain off the excess water...