This post is very exciting for me, because it’s my first virtual potluck! The wonderful hostess’ of this potluck are Tara Desmond and Joy Manning of Almost Meatless.
The recipe I chose was the almond gnocchi in a lamb ragu. The lamb gets seared and then braised in the tomato, red wine, and herbs mixture for about and hour and a half. So by the time you’re dropping in the gnocchi, the lamb is falling off the bone.
PHOTOS: Danielle Bilton
I’ve never made gnocchi before, it just never appealed to me. But when I saw that there were almonds used in this gnocchi, I jumped at the chance to make it. The making of the gnocchi is easy. Though, I would recommend getting a family member or a friend to help out, as it can be a time consuming task. And this way you can be sure every gnocchi has it’s own personality.
When we got to sitting down and chowing down on the fruits of our labor, the table was silent. Which, in an Italian household is a good thing. Eating the gnocchi was like eating little puffs of almond pasta covered in lamb and saucy goodness. I finished off my ragu dish with crispy sage fried in butter and freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Thank you again to our wonderful hostess’ Tara Desmond and Joy Manning for creating such meat lite and vegetable hearty dishes in their cookbook, Almost Meatless. You must go and check out the recipes other talented food bloggers made from their book. You can find the list of bloggers on Tara or Joy’s blog. Till my next pot luck!
