It's a bit more than the title. I had some of the soup left over from the day before and decided to make it into a sauce... I mean it kind of looks more like a pasta sauce than soup right? I wanted to keep with my theme of eating fresh and colorful and this dish was just that. I think I'll take this down time in my life to really start to refine and discover some cooking skills.
I've always been inspired by looking at pictures of dishes online but was never quite successful creating my own recipes. I mean sure I've tweaked recipes, but nothing too far from what it should be. I season to taste all the time, and omit things if I don't have/like it. I think I made have watched too many Chopped episodes... but I feel like that's my next stage of cooking.. getting fast at thinking about what to make for lunch/dinner with the available groceries and making use of leftovers without looking up recipes... even if they don't seem too conventional. I will stay with my cooking philosophy of saving money and eating well. I don't think I'll ever see this dish in any restaurant. I love making gnocchi. I even bought a wooden board and ricer just to make it! Italians will probably have a heart attack when they see my nontraditional ridge-less gnocchi... but hey.. it's edible...it was more than just edible.. it was incredibly delicious. There was just a lot of texture in this dish.. pairing the kale, potato with sauce just made it so hearty. I just wish I didn't take so much time with my pictures since the potatoes lost their crisp after their mandatory photo shoot... :(
- Bottom Layer - dinosaur kale sautéed with garlic, olive oil, truffle oil, and a splash of dry sherry
-Middle Layer- fried potato gnocchi - boiled purple potatoes, skinned them, mashed, and added a splash of cream + enough flour to get it to come together (I know this isn't a recipe for real gnocchi, I made a tiny serving and didn't want to break out extra ingredients/ equipment, could have gotten the potatoes a little bit finer.. but I like the added texture ).. I rolled the dough into a small log, cut to small pieces, I pan fried it with a mixture of ghee and olive oil. (you could add ridges if you'd like before cooking, I was too lazy/hungry)
- Top Layer- red bell pepper/ tomato/ basil "soup"- I tried to not include the zucchini noodles while spooning it onto the potatoes
What I've learned from being at home is that I have to adjust to cooking with an electric stove. I burn things often..I make brown butter unintentionally... all the time now... I don't even know why I keep burning things... I keep an eye on the setting and even lower them but things seems to even burn at med-low.... I miss my gas stove...I love how easy it was to control the heat...I also love how there wasn't a delay when I turn on the stove... I miss firing it up and having it broil things fast... one thing I know now is that... in my future home... electric stoves = deal breaker... or well someone has to rework the gas lines :)
My post on gnocchi- http://skinnyminhy.blogspot.com/2010/01/gnocchi-with-pesto-from-scratch.html
Inspiration : http://tramplingrose.com/fried-gnocchi-with-tomato-sauce/
The color is too pretty!! Freezing this batch to see how well it holds up... going to boil them next time!
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