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Gnocchi With Buffalo Mozzarella And Whole Cherry Tomatoes Sauce

Modified: Jan 15, 2022 Β· Published: Dec 3, 2016 Β· by Ramona Β· This post may contain affiliate links

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This gnocchi with buffalo mozzarella and whole cherry tomato sauce is the ultimate family dish, comfort food, delicious, simple and so easy to make. Ready in a jiffy.

Serve potato gnocchi with buffalo mozzarella and whole cherry tomatoes and basil sauce, an absolutely yummy pasta dish.

I would never replace a good old buffalo mozzarella cheese with any other mozzarella and pretend that it's as nice because nothing really compares to a proper buffalo mozzarella cheese. Do you agree? I am sure you do.

How to make gnocchi from scratch?

If you choose to make your gnocchi from scratch, here is what you need:

  • 500g floury potatoes – cooked in salted water and well-drained
  • 110g OO plain flour
  • 1 egg – lightly beaten

Here's hot to make gnocchi:

  1. Mash your potato and place this into a bowl
  2. Add the flour
  3. Add the beaten egg. Flick some of the dry ingredients over the egg and start to work the dough together until all the ingredients are evenly incorporated. If the dough feels too wet and is really sticking to your hands, you may need to add a little more flour.
  4. Divide the dough and roll each one out into a roll of about 3 cm thick. Cut this into gnocchi-sized pieces (about 1 inch or 2.5 cm) and roll each one in your hand to make a small oval shape. For authenticity more than anything you can then roll each gnocchi down the tines of a fork to create the classic ridges.
  5. Set the gnocchi to one side onto a floured baking sheet -they should not stick together until ready to cook them. Resting them before cooking will also help the gluten relax a little, making them less heavy. This is it. I know, you may have thought gnocchi are harder to make but, no, they are not!

If you do not want to make the gnocchi from scratch, feel free to buy some nice ready-made fresh gnocchi.

Gnocchi and buffalo mozzarella dish

This gnocchi pasta dish is absolutely divine. The taste and the outcome of this combination is probably one of the best you could get and that's exactly what the beauty of this dish is. Maybe it's just me but this almost the same as if I was to go for a pizza. I don’t really enjoy anything more than a simple tomato and buffalo cheese pizza.

Simple = nicest. You can taste all three flavours pretty clearly and its simplicity just does the trick. It’s good, it’s very good indeed! It’s simple and brilliant! 

I sometimes use ready-made tomato sauce like a Sacla whole cherry tomato and basil which is really nice but most of the times I make my own sauce which you can find it in this recipe. All easy peasy stuff.

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Here's the recipe...

Serve potato gnocchi with buffalo mozzarella and whole cherry tomatoes and basil sauce, an absolutely yummy pasta dish.

Gnocchi with buffalo mozzarella and whole cherry tomatoes sauce

A truly delightful family dish, this gnocchi and buffalo mozzarella recipe is easy and super quick to make, requiring just a few ingredients.
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine: European Cuisine, Mediterranean
Keyword: gnocchi, gnocchi and mozzarella, how to make gnocchi
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 451kcal
Author: Ramona Sebastian

Equipment

  • chopping board
  • pan
  • knife

Ingredients

  • 600 g gnocchi pasta
  • 200 g buffalo mozzarella cheese
  • 2-3 springs basil (fresh)
  • 1/3 tsp italian herbs (mixed)
  • 1 pinch red chili flakes
  • 4 tbsp cherry tomato and basil sauce (whole) *
  • 200 g tomato sauce (like pasatta)
  • 1/2 onion (finely chopped, or grated)
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed and finely chopped
  • 1/3 tsp Worcester sauce
  • 1/4 tsp oregano (dry)
  • 1/4 tsp basil (dry)
  • 1 tsp cane sugar (unrefined) (or 1 tbsp of honey)
  • 6-7 cherry tomato (tiny little ones)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • basil (fresh) (to garnish)
Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

  • If you want to make your own tomato sauce, start by putting a pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil, crushed garlic, onion and salt. Cook for 10 min. Add fa ew drops of water from time to time until onion is quite nice and soft. After the 10 min or so of cooking the onion add the tomato sauce, the Worcester sauce, the sugar or honey and the herbs. Cook on low heat for 10-12 min until it reduces down quite well. It really depends on how thick or watery this is. In the last 3-4 min of cooking, add the cherry tomatoes.
  • While sauce simmers down, place a pan over medium heat with water and a bit of salt. Cook the gnocchi according to the package instructions but they need no longer than 3 min.
  • Flake the buffalo mozzarella cheese and set aside on a plate.
  • Place the boiled gnocchi in a frying pan over medium heat with a tiny knob of butter. Cook for 2 min tossing regularly so that they don't stick.
  • Remove the gnocchi pasta from the pan and place on the serving dish.
  • If you wish to eat this hot sprinkle the mozzarella cheese all over followed by the tomato sauce. Sprinkle some chilli flakes and the Italian mixed herbs over.
  • Garnish with some fresh basil leaves and serve. Simple and beautiful. The taste..oh!!... coming straight from heaven.

Notes

* You can prepare your own (homemade) tomato and basil sauce or replace it with pesto sauce.
You could also add some pine nuts. Gorgeous!

Nutrition

Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 1049mg | Potassium: 321mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1930IU | Vitamin C: 11.5mg | Calcium: 1165mg | Iron: 6.4mg
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Comments

  1. Amanda says

    April 04, 2018 at 9:03 pm

    5 stars
    This sounds like the PERFECT comfort food recipe. I have worcestershire sauce on hand that I've been meaning to find a use for. Thanks for sharing, Ramona!

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      April 08, 2018 at 5:17 pm

      Thank you so much Amanda, do let me know how you have found it πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  2. Brian Jones says

    April 05, 2018 at 2:36 am

    5 stars
    O man I could not agree more, I see folk using shredded mozzarella cheese in recipes and immediately think 'what, why, but' before hitting the not for me, close this page button πŸ˜‰ This sounds like a lovely meal, bright and vibrant with great flavour combinations.

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      April 08, 2018 at 5:16 pm

      Thank you Brian, I am 150% with you - I am really glad you liked the recipe πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  3. Aleka Shunk says

    April 05, 2018 at 9:11 am

    5 stars
    I agree!! The fresher the better! I had THE BEST mozzarella in Italy hands down. Ever since, everything else is just bleh! This sounds so perfect and fresh!! Yumm!!

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      April 08, 2018 at 5:15 pm

      Hi Aleka,
      Thank you so much for stopping by. Oh yes, nothing compares to a good fresh bufallo mozarella, and Italy has got the best mozarella by far - I so agree with you πŸ˜‰

      Reply

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