Malfatti or Gnocchi Gnudi (Pasta Without the Pasta) Recipe

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Malfatti or Gnocchi Gnudi (Pasta Without the Pasta)
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
377
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Wash the cleaned spinach and shake off the moisture until only a small amount of water clings to the leaves. Steam lightly until just wilted. Drain the spinach well.
  2. Put the spinach into a lint-free dish towel and squeeze out the water. Twist the dish towel and squeeze more water out. Keep squeezing the spinach until you truly believe that you've gotten all the water out. Now, continue to squeeze out the remaining water. Spread out the spinach onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with paper towels to soak up any remaining moisture. If it looks sort of dry and a bit stringy, you're ready to move on.
  3. Mix the ricotta cheese, egg yolks, nutmeg, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Set aside.
  4. Chop the spinach into small pieces. Do not use a food processor for this process, you are looking for pieces not puree. Add the spinach to the ricotta mixture.
  5. Pull out a small ball of dough and make a walnut-shaped dumpling. The dough will be very very soft, but it should hold together. If you truly believe that you MUST add some breadcrumbs, do so a little bit at a time. Added breadcrumbs will take away from the angel's pillow tenderness that true malfatti boast. Continue on with shaping the little balls.
  6. Lightly dust each dumpling with the flour and set aside on a cookie sheet, being careful to use the smallest amount of flour for each dumpling.
  7. Boil 10 cups of salted water in a large pot. When the water is boiling, turn down the heat so you get a nice simmer.
  8. Drop the malfatti into the water one at a time, making sure that you don't crowd them in the pot. As the dumplings rise to the surface, carefully pull them out using a strainer spoon and place in a large bowl.
  9. After all the malfatti are in the bowl, sprinkle on the butter and plate. Serve with a light tomato cream sauce and a good dusting of the best parmesan cheese you can find.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 376.65 Kcal (1577 kJ)
Calories from fat 225.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.06g 39%
Cholesterol 130.25mg 43%
Sodium 547.09mg 23%
Potassium 1807.92mg 38%
Total Carbs 16.89g 6%
Sugars 0.35g 1%
Dietary Fiber 6.16g 25%
Protein 24.78g 50%
Vitamin C 84.7mg 141%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 9.6mg 53%
Calcium 630.3mg 63%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 86.95 Kcal (364 kJ)
Calories from fat 52.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.79g 39%
Cholesterol 30.07mg 43%
Sodium 126.3mg 23%
Potassium 417.37mg 38%
Total Carbs 3.9g 6%
Sugars 0.08g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.42g 25%
Protein 5.72g 50%
Vitamin C 19.5mg 141%
Iron 2.2mg 53%
Calcium 145.5mg 63%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.8
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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