Total Prep and Cooking Time: 20 minutes
plus 15 minutes soaking
Serves: 4
Vegetarian: Yes
Ingredients:
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Half a pack Sun Dried Tomatoes (50g)
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2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
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4 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced
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400g tin of chopped tomatoes
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500g packet of fresh gnocchi
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1 mozzarella
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20 large leaves of basil
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Salt, sugar and cayenne pepper
How to cook it:
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Boil your kettle. Put the Sun Dried Tomatoes into a small bowl; pour the water over the top then leave to soak for 15 minutes
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Put the onion and garlic into a shallow pan. Add the oil, cover and then soften over a medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the tin of tomatoes and 100ml of water, bring to the boil then simmer for 10 minutes
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While the sauce simmers, chop the Sun Dried Tomatoes into bits the size of big raisins. Add them to the sauce then simmer for the last 5 minutes or so.
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Bring a large pan of lightly salted water to the boil
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Slice the basil and chop the mozzarella into small (1.5cm) cubes
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Boil the gnocchi for 3 minutes, strain and shake well and then add to the sauce
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Stir in the mozzarella followed by the basil. Remove from the heat, season to taste with salt (don�t need much), sugar (to bring out the tomato�s flavour) and cayenne pepper. Serve
Prep Ahead: If you are only cooking for 2, separate half of the gnocchi and sauce before you add the mozzarella and basil. You can then keep it in the fridge for a couple of days or freeze for another time.