British asparagus with gnocchi in a sage and lemon butter
Serves: 4
Prep: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 80g lightly salted butter
- 2 garlic cloves sliced
- 1 small bunch of fresh sage
- juice and zest of 1 lemon
- salt and cracked black pepper
- 500g gnocchi
- 2 bundles of asparagus trimmed and cut into 3cm lengths
- 50g grated Parmesan
What to Do
Put a large pan of salted water on to boil.
Heat a large frying pan and add the butter. When the butter begins to brown slightly, add the garlic and sage and cook for a minute or until the sage begins to crisp at the edges. Then add the lemon zest and juice, season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
Place the gnocchi and asparagus in the pan of boiling water and cook until the gnocchi rises to the top of the water, approximately 2 -3 minutes.
When the gnocchi and asparagus are cooked, strain in a colander, then tip them into the frying pan with the sage and butter, gently toss the pan to make sure the butter coats the gnocchi.
Serve in warm bowls, sprinkled with Parmesan.