Name: Ricotta And Spinach Gnudi With A Cherry Tomato Sauce Recipe
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American

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These delicious ricotta spinach gnudi are baked with a quick and easy cherry tomato sauce for a simple and flavourful meatless meal. 

How to make Ricotta And Spinach Gnudi With A Cherry Tomato Sauce Recipe

Jennifer

Crawler

American

<p>These delicious ricotta spinach gnudi are baked with a quick and easy cherry tomato sauce for a simple and flavourful meatless meal. </p>

Vegetarian

Baby spinach,  packed

Olive oil

Cloves garlic,  finely chopped

Ricotta cheese,  drained,  if really moist

Freshly grated parmesan cheese

All purpose flour

Salt and pepper

Cherry tomatoes,  halved

Butter

Fresh basil leaves,  chopped

Additional parmesan cheese

Garlic bread or sliced crusty bread

step 1

Prepare 4 individual baking dishes (or one larger one-something shallow, in the 8x8/7x10-inch range), by spraying with cooking spray. Place onto a baking sheet.

step 2

In a large skillet, saute the spinach with 1 tbsp. Of the olive oil, 1/2 of the garlic and a sprinkling of salt and pepper until wilted. Remove spinach to a cutting board to cool.

step 3

Meanwhile, wipe out the same skillet used to cook the spinach. Heat 1 tbsp. Of olive oil over medium heat. Add remaining garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not browning. Add the cherry tomatoes, butter, basil and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until tomatoes soften (3-4 minutes). Turn off heat and set aside.

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step 5

In a large bowl, combine the (cooled and choppespinach, ricotta, parmesan cheese, flour and a generous seasoning of salt and pepper. Combine the mixture thoroughly.

step 6

Spoon one half of the tomato mixture into the prepared dishes.

step 7

Using a cutlery tablespoon, scoop mixture, in the amount of half an egg, onto the palm of your hands and gently form into a compact oblong/oval by rolling it from the base of your fingers up your palm and back down again.  place on top of the tomato sauce in baking dishes. Repeat with the remaining mixture, adding 3 to each individual dish or 12 to one larger dish.

step 8

Top baking dishes with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with a bit more salt and pepper and some parmesan cheese and bake for approximately 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve immediately with some garlic bread (or crusty bread).

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