Potato Gnocchi with Basil Pesto

Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats and NYT Cooking.

Gnocchi · Pesto · Italian (Liguria)

This follows the same potato gnocchi method as our butter-tomato gnocchi, finished instead with a hand-pounded basil, pine nut and Parmesan pesto stirred through off the heat.

Prep45 min
Cook1 h
Total1 h 45 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving612 kcal
PremiumLow sugarsVegetarianNo added sugar
ServingsMakes 4
Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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EU nutrition claims

  • Low sugars: 1 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 218 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • baking tray
  • potato ricer or food mill
  • bench scraper
  • fine sieve
  • 2 baking trays dusted with flour or semolina
  • large pot (at least 5 litres)
  • slotted spoon or spider strainer
  • large frying pan (28 cm)
  • mortar and pestle or small food processor
  • small dry frying pan

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per servingAmount
Energy612 kcal
Protein15 g
Carbohydrate67.5 g
of which sugars2.2 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat32.2 g
of which saturates6.2 g
Fibre5.8 g
Salt1.74 g

Protein per 100 kcal

2.5 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values