Gnocchi

A very delicious gnocchi I made the other day and I just cannot believe how easy it is and so special at the same time. It was so good ! 

For 2 people you will need:
15 small size potatoes

1 egg
100-150gr of white flour ( + more flour for dusting)
pinch of salt
1/2 cup of finely chopped rocket
few drops of water if needed

First boil the potatoes in their skins until soft. Once cooked you need to peel them while they are still quite hot. Then you mash them. I used a fork to do that. Very easy :)

Allow them to cool down before adding flour ,salt, the egg and the rocket. Mix together all the ingredients until the dough is quite firm and not sticky.
Flour the board and cut the dough into 5 pieces and roll each of the pieces into a thin rope, about 1cm wide. Cut into 1cm long pieces. Lightly flour gnocchi while you cut them. You can either leave the shape of them as they are or you can roll them into tiny balls as I did :)

Boil the water with a little bit of salt in a big pot. Add the handful of gnocchi to the pan and cook them until they float on top, that would be approximately 1 minute. Remove the gnocchi with a skimmer,shake off the excess water and serve immediately as desired. 
I fried them slightly on the pan in olive oil and served with baked salmon. 

They taste as nice the next day in a soup or simply fried with pesto ,creamy sauce or just with butter.

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