Gnocchi with Goat Cheese, Pear and Walnuts

Name: Gnocchi with Goat Cheese, Pear and Walnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400 g gnocchi; 80 g goat cheese (preferably as a roll); 180 g pear; 1 tbsp cane sugar; 30 g goat cream cheese; 50 ml Cremefine 7%; 20 g walnuts; Salt, pepper, thyme; 1 tsp rapeseed oil

Crisp gnocchi with goat cheese, caramelised pear and walnuts in a creamy goat cheese sauce. A sweet and savoury dinner ready in 25 minutes.

08.11.2020

Gnocchi with goat cheese and walnuts on a dark plate

Crisp gnocchi, sweet pear and tangy goat cheese come together in a creamy sauce. Walnuts add crunch, while thyme works well with both the fruit and the cheese.

Gnocchi with browned goat cheese, pear and walnuts in a bowl

Two kinds of goat cheese

Soft goat cream cheese makes the sauce creamy. The goat cheese log is sliced and placed on top just before serving. A kitchen blowtorch gives the slices a golden surface.

Caramelise the pear and crisp up the gnocchi

Choose a ripe but firm pear so the cubes keep their shape in the pan. Fry the gnocchi separately and stir them into the sauce just before serving to keep them from becoming too soft.

Gnocchi with creamy goat cheese sauce and caramelised pear

Kitchen tip

Without a blowtorch, brown the cheese slices briefly under a preheated oven grill on a heatproof surface. Watch them closely: they can darken quickly.

Find more ideas in my gnocchi recipes.

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