Mediterranean Gnocchi Recipe With Bok Choy Substitution Options
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Düsseldorf/Berlin (dpa/tmn) - A recipe in the "Family Kitchen" guide of the North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Center features Mediterranean-flavored gnocchi, topped with fresh bok choy. Despite this, the dish is flexible, allowing for variations of other leafy greens commonly used in Mediterranean cuisine.
The primary ingredient, 500g of fresh gnocchi, forms the base, accompanied by tomatoes, sheep's cheese, Italian herbs, and bok choy for a vibrant red, white, and green presentation. However, those seeking alternatives can replace bok choy with spinach, Swiss chard, kale, collard greens, or mustard greens to maintain the dish's Mediterranean essence.
The dish's preparation remains consistent, with the gnocchi cooked in salted water, onions, garlic, bok choy or chosen alternative, cocktail tomatoes, coconut milk, olive oil, Italian herbs, and feta added in stages, and seasoned with salt and pepper.
When preparing the recipe, consider the cooking time and texture of the alternative greens. For instance, spinach will cook more rapidly than kale or collard greens. A colorful plate surely to satisfy not only adults but also children.
Ingredients (serves 4, or 2 adults and 2 children)
- 500g fresh gnocchi
- 400g bok choy (or chosen alternative)
- 2 onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 400g cocktail tomatoes
- 200g feta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 300ml coconut milk
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
- Iodized salt, pepper
Preparation
- Cook gnocchi according to package instructions in salted water.
- Wash and cut bok choy into strips, peel onions and garlic, and cut into fine cubes. Halve the cocktail tomatoes. Crumble feta into small pieces.
- Heat oil in a large pan, sauté onions and garlic lightly. Add bok choy and tomato halves, and heat. Add coconut milk and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Stir in gnocchi, sheep's cheese, Italian herbs, and season with a little salt and pepper, heating again briefly.
- The Mediterranean-flavored gnocchi dish in the "Family Kitchen" guide, which includes bok choy, can be adjusted with other leafy greens commonly used in Mediterranean cuisine, such as spinach, Swiss chard, kale, collard greens, or mustard greens.
- The food-and-drink preparation of this Mediterranean gnocchi recipe includes cooking gnocchi, sautéing onions and garlic, adding bok choy or alternative greens, tomatoes, coconut milk, olive oil, Italian herbs, feta, and seasoning with salt and pepper.
- This Mediterranean gnocchi recipe, which is part of the home-and-garden lifestyle, can be served as a satisfying meal for both adults and children, with variations in cooking time and texture depending on the alternative greens used.
