Purple Cabbage Gnocchi with Four Cheese Cream

This seemingly laborious recipe is actually easy and quick.

It’s a tasty and colorful variant that instantly brings joy! Not only will it add a touch of color to your plate, but it will win you over with its delicate and refined taste.

Perfect for a special dinner or to impress your guests with something different.

If you like gnocchi, it’s a great alternative to the classic potato version! 😊💕

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Affordable
  • Preparation time: 40 Minutes
  • Cooking methods: Boiling
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: Winter, Spring

Ingredients

  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 14 oz purple cabbage
  • salt to taste
  • 1 egg
  • 1 oz gorgonzola
  • 2 oz emmenthal
  • 2 oz fontina
  • 3/4 oz parmesan
  • 1/2 cup milk

Steps

  • How to prepare purple gnocchi:

  • Peel the potatoes and boil them (I cut them to save time, but you can also cook them whole with the skin on and peel them later.)

  • Boil the purple cabbage leaves too

  • Drain and chop the cabbage in a mixer.

  • Mash the potatoes with a potato masher

  • Place the cabbage, potatoes, flour, salt, and egg on a work surface.

  • Mix until combined.

  • Cut into small parts and make logs about 1/2 inch in diameter.

  • Cut the logs every inch to make the gnocchi.

  • In a small pot, heat half a cup of milk with the gorgonzola

  • Grate the emmenthal with the fontina and add them to the parmesan.

  • Melt all the cheese in the hot milk.

  • Cook the gnocchi in boiling salted water with a drop of oil.

  • When they are ready, they will float to the surface! 😀

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