Today, in a moment of nostalgia of the past and of missing an old friend,
I have decided to prepare this dish.
These gnocchi bring me back to happy culinary moments in Rome, Madrid and Cape Town.
As Marielouise says, in order to make them delicious you have to choose the
freshest ingredients.
Buy fresh spinach leaves, rinse them carefully, blanch them in salty
boiling water, drain them and cool them down.
Once they are cool, squeeze all the water out with your hands
and place them on a wooden board.
With a loving attitude chop them finely and put them aside.
In Italy it is easy to find a very good ricotta, overseas it is a little bit
more difficult and could become a mission.
Here in New York it has been a mission for me to find a fresh, good quality
ricotta, but I have accomplished it after a whole day of wandering
from one shop to the other.
Place ricotta cheese in a bowl and mix it well with eggs, parmesan, flour, salt and pepper.
Then add the spinach. At this point you have to taste it, Marielouise style,
to check that all the flavors come alive in your mouth. Adjust salt, pepper or parmesan.
Form ping-pong size balls and let them settle in a plate while you bring water to boil.
You can also use the same water you used to blanch the spinach.
Cook the gnocchi for few minutes, till they come up to the surface of water.
These gnocchi are delicious either served with a simple tomatoes sauce or
with melted butter and parmesan...your choice!!!
GNOCCHI RICOTTA AND SPINACH
Ingredients for 4/5 people:
2 pounds (900g) spinach
1 pound (450 g) ricotta
2 TBS parmesan
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
2 eggs
3 or 4 TBS flour
To prepare them follow the instructions above and enjoy them!!!
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