Today's Lunch: Homemade Gnocchi
For lunch today I was
craving something fresh and homemade so I decided to make homemade gnocchi.
Gnocchi is a type of dumpling that is made from flour, egg, and potatoes! They
are very simple to make as well as very delicious. Along side of my gnocchi, I
had a salad dressed with balsamic reduction dressing, salt and pepper. To drink
I had a bottle of water with a lemon on the inside.
Gnocchi: To start my gnocchi I needed two cups of flour,
one egg, and a cup of cooked, mashed, and peeled potatoes. I mixed all the
ingredients together and formed a dough ball. I let it sit in the fridge for 15
minutes to set and then cut the dough ball in four sections and started to roll out my
gnocchi. I then pressed them with a fork to create their shape. Then I cooked them. Being fresh, they only
took about 3-5 minutes.
Gnocchi ingredients all sitting in a bowl waiting to be mixed.
Gnocchi after being set, rolled, and shaped with a fork. (un-cooked)
Tomato Sauce: I then heated up about 3 tablespoons of olive oil
in a small pan; I added my two chopped tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of freshly
chopped rosemary. I kept this on the stove on a low heat until everything came
to a thicker consistency. I served this on top of my cooked gnocchi with parmesan cheese, and a couple basil leaves.
Cooked gnocchi with tomato sauce (tomatoes, olive oil, and rosemary), parmesan cheese, and basil leaves.
Salad: I used plain ice burg salad chopped and added
balsamic reduction dressing. The dressing consisted of concentrated balsamic
vinegar and pure cane sugar. I also added salt and pepper to my salad.
Iceberg lettuce that I used to create my salad.
To my salad I also added salt and pepper.
This balsamic reduction (with cane sugar) was the dressing for my salad.
Water: to drink I had a bottle of water from “Glacier
Mist: Spring Water” to which I added a slice of lemon to.
I added a sliced lemon to my bottled water.
This is the brand of water I had for my lunch beverage.
I am very curious to learn how this meal effects my environment! I eat this meal quite often and I really enjoy it so I hope that it won't be too bad.
Thanks for reading!
