Pumpkin gnocchi

Vegetarian 1 h 20 min 4 servings Medium 261 kcal

by Tavolino

Delicious homemade gnocchi with a soft dough made from Mantuan pumpkin and red potatoes, perfect for serving with butter and sage or creamy sauces.

Ingredients

1
Thoroughly wash 400 g of red potatoes and cook them whole in a pot of salted cold water.
2
Peel 500 g of Mantuan pumpkin, remove the seeds and fibers, then cut it into pieces.
3
After 20 minutes of cooking the potatoes, add the pumpkin to the pot.
4
Cook for another 15 minutes, checking that the vegetables are tender but not falling apart.
5
Drain the vegetables and mash the potatoes and pumpkin on a pastry board with 150 g of all-purpose flour.
6
Add 2 egg yolks to the mixture and knead briefly until you have a smooth dough.
7
Dust the surface with durum wheat semolina and form logs about 1.5 cm thick.
8
Cut the logs into 1.5 cm long pieces.
9
Shape the gnocchi and create ridges by pressing lightly with a fork or a gnocchi board.
10
Arrange the gnocchi on a tray dusted with semolina, ready for cooking.