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🍽️ Fresh Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce and Crispy Thyme Crumbs

483 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• onions, yellow 1 pc.
• carrots 2 pcs.
• parsnips 1 pc.
• oil 2 tbsp.
• tomato paste 4 tbsp.
• tomatoes, pureed 800 g
• zucchini 1 pc.
• thyme, fresh 5 g
• basil, fresh 20 g
• butter 3 tbsp.
• breadcrumbs 5 tbsp.
• salt pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• gnocchi, fresh 800 g
• sugar pinch

Instructions

1. 1. Halve the onion and peel it. Cut the onion flesh into fine cubes.
2. 2. Peel the carrots and parsnips. Cut off the ends and grate the vegetables coarsely.
3. 3. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pot over medium heat.
4. 4. Fry the onion cubes for about one minute.
5. 5. Stir in the tomato paste and fry it for about one minute.
6. 6. Add the puréed tomatoes, the grated vegetables, and about 200 milliliters of water to the pot.
7. 7. Let the sauce simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes.
8. 8. Wash the zucchini and cut off the ends.
9. 9. Cut the zucchini into small cubes.
10. 10. Rinse the thyme and shake it dry.
11. 11. Pluck the thyme leaves from the stems and chop them finely.
12. 12. Wash the basil and shake it dry.
13. 13. Separate the basil leaves from the stems and chop them.
14. 14. Heat the butter in a pan over medium heat.
15. 15. Add the breadcrumbs to the pan and toast them for about three minutes until golden brown.
16. 16. Stir the chopped thyme into the crumbs.
17. 17. Place the crumbs on a kitchen towel to cool down.
18. 18. Heat another tablespoon of oil in the pan over high heat.
19. 19. Fry the zucchini cubes for about five minutes.
20. 20. Season the zucchini with salt and pepper.
21. 21. Bring about five liters of salted water to a boil in a large pot.
22. 22. Add the gnocchi to the boiling but not bubbling water.
23. 23. Cook the gnocchi for about four minutes until they rise to the surface.
24. 24. Remove the gnocchi with a slotted spoon.
25. 25. Let the gnocchi drain briefly.
26. 26. Plate the gnocchi.
27. 27. Add the fried zucchini and the chopped basil to the tomato sauce.
28. 28. Season the sauce with sugar, salt, and pepper.
29. 29. Distribute the sauce over the gnocchi.
30. 30. Sprinkle the dish with the crispy thyme crumbs.
31. 31. Serve the meal and enjoy your meal!

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 483
• Protein: 10 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 63 g