If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the lookout for quick and easy dishes to whip up in a few minutes on busy weeknights. I’ve become quite obsessed with seared gnocchi at the moment – I get the store-bought kind, and cook it in a pan until the little potato nuggets get crispy and golden on the outside, and perfectly fluffy within. They’re quite addictive.
I’m partnering with President’s Choice and their PC Black Label range again for the next few months, and will be creating 6 recipes for their #PlayWithYourFood Campaign. This month, I was asked to develop a recipe using one of the following 3 products: PC Black Label Ras El Hanout Spice Blend, a blend of 24 spices used in Moroccan dishes, PC Black Label’s Goose Fat or PC Black’s Label Black Garlic.
If I’m perfectly honest, my mind first immediately went to the goose fat. Tossed with potatoes, herbs and flaky salt, it makes for one of the best side dishes around. Indulgent comfort food at its finest. But the point of this campaign is to explore new boundaries when it comes to food and try new things.
Black garlic has been popping up on restaurant menus for a little while now and for good reason -it’s essentially aged garlic with a caramelized flavour, less pungent than regular cloves but with all the sticky, aromatic deliciousness of roasted garlic. It added tons of flavour to this simple gnocchi dish, but it’s also a fantastic ingredient to use in flavoured butter, risottos and meat dishes or in a variety of dips.
Pea and Goat Cheese Seared Gnocchi with Black Garlic
Serves 2
How it’s done
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cloves PC Black Label Black Garlic, finely chopped
• 2 strips lemon zest, very thinly sliced
• 2 cups gnocchi
• 1 cup frozen peas
• Generous pinch each salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
• Squeeze of lemon juice, to serve
In large nonstick skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add in black garlic and lemon zest, stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add in gnocchi; cook until warmed through and golden on the outside, about 6 minutes.
Stir in peas, salt and pepper, cooking until peas are warmed through, about 2 minutes. Stir in goat cheese and transfer to serving platter. Squeeze lemon over top.
This post was sponsored by President’s Choice. All opinions are my own.