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Green Olive Gnocchi Recipe
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Green Olive Gnocchi Recipe

9 ingredients 10 min + 10 min openrecipes
Green Olive Gnocchi Recipe

At the heart of this recipe is a completely quirky and off-beat sauce made from pureed green olives. Served with golden, pan-fried gnocchi, capers, toasted almonds and chives. You can easily tweak it to work with pasta or grains as well.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

801
Calories
16g
Protein
33g
Fat
111g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or clarified butter
  • scant 3/4 cup / 180 ml vegetable broth
  • 1/3 cup / 80 ml heavy cream
  • 1 2/3 cup / 200 g green olives, pitted and chopped
  • fresh lemon juice
  • 1 pound store-bought gnocchi, either fresh or packaged
  • top with: fried capers, bread crumbs, toasted almonds, and/or chives

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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