11723 Gnocchi a la Foof 10 10 Serves 2 adults or one hungry Foofy. Fri Mar 14 13:22:57 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 13:22:57 -0700 2008 Easy Eclectic User http://www.chow.com/recipes/11723 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:22:57 GMT This is simple and impossible to screw up… unless you overcook your gnocchi into a gloppy, sodden mess. In which case, you have no business cooking at home.

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  • Heat olive oil in a big, deep pan. When it’s nice and hot, add garlic and nuts. Cook until the nuts are toasty and the garlic is starting to color a bit.
  • In the meantime, cook the gnocchi according to the package directions. The should only take about 2 minutes to cook so WATCH THEM.
  • When garlic and nuts are toasty and delicious, knock the heat down to way, way low and toss in the greens. Let them wilt for a minute or two.
  • The gnocchi should be done by now. Drain them, saving about 1/2 cup of water. Add the gnocchi to the pan, along with the cooking water. Season with salt and pepper. Let it all get all juicy and delicious for a minute, and remove from heat.
  • Serve topped with cheese and if you’re feeling daring, a splash of olive oil; if you are hoping to get some booty from your dinner date, sub truffle oil.
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    ]]>     About 1/2 cup of olive oil, more or less depending on how you like it.

    ]]>     2 cloves garlic, sliced

    ]]>     A good handful of nuts–pine nuts or roughly chopped walnuts are best

    ]]>     A few cups of greens–a bitter green like chard is great, but frozen leaf spinach is good in a pinch. Just defrost it and drain first

    ]]>     Salt and fresh pepper, plus crushed red pepper if you’d like

    ]]>     Parmesan or Romano cheese, whatever’s on hand

    ]]>     If you want to be REALLY fancy, a bit of truffle oil

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