Gorgonzola & pears are always a perfect pairing, especially as a creamy sauce for cauliflower gnocchi. Fall comfort at it’s best!
Gorgonzola Cauliflower Gnocchi with Pears
Ingredients
Cauliflower Gnocchi
- 3 cups riced cauliflower (or 1 head) liquid squeezed out with a towel
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- kosher salt
Gorgonzola Pear Sauce
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 1 ripe pear peeled and cut into small chunks
- 1 cup gorgonzola roughly chopped
- 5 Tbsp milk
- 1 pinch grated nutmeg plus extra to serve
- 1 pound gnocchi
- kosher salt to taste
Instructions
Cauliflower Gnocchi
- Rice the cauliflower using a food processor.
- Melt mozzarella in microwave, about 1 minute.
- Stir in egg yolks, parmesan, and almond flour into the cauliflower. Season with salt. Stir in the melted mozzarella (you may need to use your hands to mix well).
- Divide dough into 4 balls and refigerate until firm, about 10 minutes. Roll out each ball into long logs and slice into gnocchi. Gently press a fork on top of each gnocchi to create grooves.
Gorgonzola Pear Sauce
- Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. In a large frying pan, melt the butter over a medium heat, add the thyme leaves and pear chunks and stir-fry for about 30 seconds. Stir in the gorgonzola, add the milk and nutmeg, and stir well until the cheese melts. Turn the heat down to low.
- When the water in the saucepan is boiling, drop in the gnocchi and cook for 1–2 minutes or so, until the gnocchi float to the top. At this point, use a slotted spoon to transfer the gnocchi into the creamy sauce and mix well to combine.
- Add a little kosher salt to taste, remove from the heat, and serve immediately with a little extra grated nutmeg.
Notes
If you don't have cauliflower on hand, you can use this recipe for any store bought gnocchi, or check if we have cauliflower in stock here.
Recipe adapted from Delicious.
Cauliflower recipe from Delish.
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