Green Roman-style gnocchi are a rich and tasty first course. They differ from traditional Roman-style gnocchi thanks to the addition of spinach, which, in addition to color, gives the recipe an extra boost.

Preparing Roman-style gnocchi has never been so easy, with my practical and quick method avoiding waste and time losses.

The most difficult step is always cutting into discs, but as I mentioned, with my simple little trick, it’s a piece of cake even for those who are new to the kitchen.

Follow my recipe step by step and you won’t go wrong.

Great served hot, in fact, it’s a typically winter dish.

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Economical
Rest time: 30 Minutes
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Electric oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Fall, Winter

Ingredients for preparing green Roman-style gnocchi

1 1/4 cups semolina
2 egg yolks
4 cups milk
10 oz spinach
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
to taste fine salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons butter

Tools

1 Pot
1 Wooden spoon
1 Baking dish
1 Hand whisk
Parchment paper
1 Mixer
1 Knife

Steps for preparing green Roman-style gnocchi

To prepare the delicious green Roman-style gnocchi, start by cleaning the fresh spinach and cook them in a pot with water for 6 minutes from when they start boiling. Alternatively, you can use frozen spinach, which should be sautéed in a pan with a knob of butter until thawed.

Then drain, let them cool slightly, and squeeze firmly with your hands to remove all excess water. Then blend them with a mixer and set them aside.

Meanwhile, in a non-stick pot pour the milk and bring to a boil. As soon as it begins to boil, turn off the heat and gradually pour in the semolina, stirring energetically with a hand whisk so that no lumps form and immediately return to the stove, add salt, flavor with nutmeg, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon and at the end of cooking add the blended spinach.
Mix everything well and add the egg yolks, grated Parmesan cheese, and butter, all off the heat and quickly. Stir with the wooden spoon until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
Next, spread two sheets of parchment paper and pour half of the mixture in the center of each sheet. Roll them up with the parchment paper and shape them with your hands until you obtain two uniform logs as shown in the photo and let them cool completely.
Once cooled, remove the parchment paper and, with a medium-bladed knife, cut them into discs about 0.6 inches thick. Then butter a baking dish and lay the discs slightly overlapping each other.
Finally, sprinkle them with grated Parmesan cheese and butter flakes and bake at 392°F for about 20 minutes, until browned.
When cooking is complete, serve hot and… enjoy your meal!