Christina We are OBSESSED with this recipe. Can’t stop, won’t stop eating it! You need to try our Vegan Pumpkin Gnocchi with Walnut Pesto because it will simply become one of your favourite dishes right away, one that you can’t suddenly live without. At least that’s the way we feel! It took us a few very messy tests to get this recipe right, but now HERE IT IS, AND IT’S AMAZING! You will never want to have those store-bought gnocchi EVER AGAIN! We promise you that! Egg-less, insanely delicious Gnocchi with Walnut Pesto, but with the addition of super healthy and delicious pumpkin. And to top it, add a spoonful of our Nut-Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese or our Nutty Parmesan (find the recipe in our cookbook & e-cookbook).
We also have a new recipe for Homemade Vegan & Gluten-Free Gnocchi. You need to try them, they’re absolutely delicious!!
1 250 g serving provides you with 459.5 kcal, 21% of the protein, 20% of the dietary fibre, 73% of the vitamin A, 37% of the vitamin C, 31% of the iron, 32.5% of the vitamin K, 42.7% of the thiamin, 23.7% of the riboflavin, and 53.9% of the folate recommended daily. See detailed nutrition facts below!
These Gnocchi with Walnut Pesto freeze perfectly, in fact, if you’re not going to consume them right away, we strongly recommend freezing the gnocchi right after boiling them!
PRODUCTS USED IN THIS RECIPE:
If you liked these Gnocchi with Walnut Pesto, check out our The Best Ever Texas Style Vegan Chili, our Vegan Red Cabbage Soup w/ Chunky Bratwurst Style Tofu Bites, our Swedish Style Vegan Christmas Ham, our So Delicious & Healthy Lentil Loaf made Entirely of Whole Foods, our Homemade Celebration Seitan Roast, our Mushroom Vegan Soup (Quick & Easy), our One Pot Tomato Vegan Soup with Basil Dressing, our Fluffy Homemade Vegan Bagels, our Sage&Rum Marinated Seitan Tenderloin, our Vegan Seitan Steaks (Wheat Meat), our Gluten-Free Vegan Mortadella, our Succulent Seitan Tenderloin, our Creamy Vegan Potato Gratin, and our The Best Gluten-Free and Vegan Fish & Chips. You’ll love them all!
If you’re into more Italian inspired dishes like we are, you need to check out some recipes from our cookbook that you’re going to LOVE. Here is a list of them:
- Our amazing recipe of Ravioli al Formaggio. Cheese-filled ravioli used to be one of our favourite dishes while growing up. That’s why when we went vegan, we became obsessed with veganizing this dish. Believe us, you’re going to love our creation. Homemade made from scratch vegan ravioli, filled with the most delicious and creamiest vegan cultured cream cheese, made with cashews and probiotics. Served with a super creamy, delicious, and oil-free homemade sun-dried tomato sauce.
- Our insanely delicious Pesto Lumaconi. Cheesy Pesto Stuffed Lumaconi is the perfect recipe to make for a special celebration or romantic dinner. Fancy, creamy, super delicious, and full of flavour, and yet so easy to make! Served with our Champagne Lemon Sorbet for the best evening ever!
- The Best Vegan Pepperoni Pizza, where we show you how to make the best pizza from scratch and the most delicious vegan pepperoni you’re ever going to try, also from scratch! The key to achieve the best pizza dough is the overnight fermentation. You end up with a golden, beautiful crust with the perfect amount of crunch and subtle yeasty undertones. Totally worth it! And as far as oven temperatures go – we have great results at 482ºF/250ºC and using a pizza stone (it makes a huge difference!).
- So juicy Hot Italian Sausages. If you used to love Italian style sausages, then you will love these insanely meaty and juicy vegan sausages. They are so delicious and have that spicy touch. But if you don’t like them spicy, don’t worry, simply skip the red pepper flakes! We promise you these will be the very best vegan Italian sausages you will ever have!
- Thyme & Rosemary Vegan Chicken Cutlets. This is the best Vegan Chicken that you will ever try! Completely made from scratch, the texture and flavours are just perfect, and the recipe is so easy. Fresh rosemary and thyme mixed with garlic and a little of extra-virgin olive oil take this succulent seitan chicken cutlets recipe to a whole new level.
- Vegan Caesar Salad & Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing
- Vegan Buffalo Mozzarella
- Vegan Mortadella
- Avocado Pesto & Walnut Pesto
- 4 different Vegan Cheese Sauces
- 9 different kinds of Vegan Cheeses, 4 of them Cultured with probiotics, 5-minute super melty vegan Mozzarella & Cheddar block-style cheeses, etc.
- The Best Tiramisu Cake you’re ever going to try. It’s just like the traditional Italian dessert, only in layer cake form and vegan. Rather than using ladyfingers, we are baking three layers of a light, fluffy sponge cake. The sponge is cooled and then soaked in a rich coffee syrup. The frosting is light and fluffy, yet rich at the same time. It’s made with homemade vegan mascarpone, folded together with vegan whipped cream, and a bit of cacao powder. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
- Insanely yummy Vegan Raffaello, which we call RAFFAELLA. If you used to love Raffaelo, you will absolutely adore our vegan version. With only 6 ingredients, so rich and creamy, perfectly sweet, naturally gluten-free and grain-free, they are so addictive!
- The most delicious Vegan Basil Infused Ice Cream with Strawberry Sauce (find this recipe also on the blog! Click here). Herbs love ice cream. And homemade ice cream flavoured with fresh herbs is a revelation. When sprigs of basil meet simmering (vegan) cream the result is fragrant, fresh, and irresistible. This is complimented perfectly by the vibrant strawberry sauce. We could say it’s a match made in heaven! Additionally, the ice cream is so so creamy, you won’t believe that it doesn’t contain any dairy. Absolutely no ice crystals!
- And many more!
Here you can see the photos of these delicious dishes from our cookbook:
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Pumpkin Gnocchi with Walnut Pesto | Vegan & Easy
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Ingredients
GNOCCHI
- 1 pumpkin, small
- 525 g potatoes
- 3 1/2 cup Italian 00 flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 pinch black pepper, freshly ground
Extra-virgin olive oil to pan-fry the gnocchi
WALNUT PESTO
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 60 g basil, fresh
- 1 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Cut the pumpkin in half lengthwise, sprinkle salt all over it, and place skin up on a baking tray. Bake at 400ºF/200ºC until it’s golden and feels soft to the touch, about 40 minutes. Let cool. Blend it into a smooth purée. Refrigerate for a few hours. The resulting purée was 2 cups + 3 tbsp for us. Measure yours, and if it’s very different, the flour added will have to be adapted, adding a little more or less.
- Put the unpeeled potatoes in a large pot. Fill the pot with enough cold water to cover the potatoes by at least 2 inches and bring to a boil. Boil the potatoes until they are completely tender and easily pierced with a fork, for around 30 to 40 minutes. Let the potatoes cool a little before removing the peel. Place potatoes in a large bowl, and using a potato masher, mash the potatoes. Refrigerate for a few hours. The resulting mash was 2 1/4 cups for us. Measure yours, and if it’s very different, the flour added will have to be adapted, adding a little more or less.
- In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin purée, potato mash, Italian 00 flour, salt, and pepper. Mix thoroughly using a sturdy spatula, until well combined.
- Now, on a floured working surface, knead gently until the flour is fully incorporated and the dough is soft and smooth, for around a minute (don’t overmix it, or the gnocchi will be tough; the dough should feel very delicate.) The dough should be moist but not sticky. It should feel almost billowy. Make sure the surface underneath the dough is well floured. Cover it with a clean kitchen towel.
- Cut the dough into 5 equal pieces.
- With the palms of your hands, roll each piece on the floured surface into a rope, roughly the thickness of your thumb.
- With a sharp knife, cut the ropes crosswise into 1.5 cm bites. Dust the bites with a bit of flour and now it's time to make the classic Italian homemade gnocchi shapes. To shape the gnocchi hold a fork in one hand, and place a bite against the tines of the fork (or gnocchi board), cut ends out. Lightly use your thumb and press in and down the length of the fork. The gnocchi should curl into a slight "C" shape, their backs will capture the impression of the tines as tiny ridges (good for catching sauce later). Arrange the gnocchi in a single layer on parchment paper lined trays, making sure they don’t touch. Reflour the working surface as needed. When all the gnocchi have been made and spread out on the lined trays, sprinkle them with a little more of flour.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once it's boiling add 2-3 tbsp of salt to it. Boil the gnocchi in batches by dropping them into the boiling salted water roughly 10-15 at a time, until they float to the surface, for about 4 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to take them from the water.
- Now you have 2 options: consume now or freeze to consume another day. Do not refrigerate! You need to either consume immediately or freeze for the gnocchi to taste fresh and not chewy!
- If freezing: arrange gnocchi in air-tight containers, separating them with small sheets of parchment paper. Freeze for up to a month. When ready to consume, simply pop out of the freezer and directly pan-fry them with a bit of extra-virgin olive oil until they are golden on all sides.
- If consuming now: heat a non-stick large skillet with 1-2 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil and sauté gnocchi until they look golden on all sides.
WALNUT PESTO
- Place raw walnuts, olive oil, fresh basil, lemon juice, and water in a food processor, and process until smooth.
- Once the gnocchi are golden on all sides, stir in a few tablespoons of pesto inside the skillet and give it a good mix. Cook over low heat until the pesto is warm and nice.
- Store the rest of the pesto in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to a week.
- Serve the gnocchi immediately, topping with our Nut-Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese. Enjoy this insanely delicious dish!
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