A beautiful and harmonious blend of autumn shades. The fluffy potato gnocchi, coated in a rich, burnt-orange pumpkin sauce. It's all complemented by deep green sage leaves and a dusting of salty parmesan cheese.

Potato Gnocchi with Pumpkin and Sage Butter Sauce

Name: Potato Gnocchi with Pumpkin and Sage Butter Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: large potatoes, 2 peeled and chopped; egg yolks, 2; all-purpose flour, 1.5 cups; salt, 1 tsp; pumpkin, 1 cup puréed; unsalted butter, 1/2 cup; fresh sage leaves, 15; Parmesan cheese, 3/4 cup grated; garlic cloves, 3 minced; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; olive oil, for drizzling

Category Main Course

Prep 30 minutes

Cook 30 minutes

Style Italian

Technique Boiling

Diet Friendly Vegetarian

Daily Recipe: December 19, 2023

This Italian inspired, Potato Gnocchi with Pumpkin and Sage Butter Sauce, is a fresh twist on a traditional dish. We're putting a seasonal spin on the dish with the incorporation of pumpkin, which will enhance the savory potato experience.

Ingredients (for 4)

Large potatoes - 2 - peeled and chopped
Egg yolks - 2
All-purpose flour - 1.5 cups
Salt - 1 tsp
Pumpkin - 1 cup - puréed
Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
Fresh sage leaves - 15
Parmesan cheese - 3/4 cup - grated
Garlic cloves - 3 - minced
Freshly ground black pepper - to taste
Olive oil - for drizzling

Preparation

Step 1 - 🥔💧😌

Boil the 2 large, peeled and chopped potatoes until tender. Mash them and let them cool completely.
Step 2 - 🥚🍚🍴

Mix the mashed potatoes with the 2 egg yolks, 1.5 cups of all-purpose flour, and 1 tsp of salt to create a dough. Divide it into four parts and shape into long cylinders.
Step 3 - ✂️🥔🍴

Cut the cylinders into 1-inch pieces and press with a fork to make ridges. These are your gnocchi. Put them aside.
Step 4 - 🍳🌱🧄

In a large frypan, melt the 1/2 cup unsalted butter. Toss in the 15 fresh sage leaves and let them crisp up. Then, stir in the 3 minced garlic cloves.
Step 5 - 🎃🥄🔥

Add the 1 cup of pumpkin purée into the sage-garlic butter, stir well and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
Step 6 - 🍲🥔💧

Boil the gnocchi until they float to the surface, then drain them.
Step 7 - 🥔🎃🥄

Toss the cooked gnocchi in the pumpkin-sage-garlic sauce.
Step 8 - 🧀🌶️🫒

Serve the gnocchi with a plentiful top-up of 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil.

Additional

This dish could easily be made vegan by substituting the egg yolks with a vegan binding mixture, like flaxseed and water, and the Parmesan cheese with nutritional yeast. It's a fun dish to prepare with kids—they especially enjoy shaping the gnocchi!