Gnocchi isn’t only for pasta evening! This crispy gnocchi salad with kale and garlic parmesan dressing is so hearty and scrumptious. I like to serve this with a meat protein as a foremost dish, or as a enjoyable aspect dish or dish to move at vacation get togethers. You actually can’t go mistaken with this salad! Plus, you may make the crispy gnocchi within the air fryer or roast it within the oven — I’ve examined each, and each work completely flawlessly.
- Crispy, golden gnocchi which are completely garlicky and coated in simply the correct amount of parmesan. Yum!
- Hearty kale is the bottom of this salad, which holds up very well when dressed aka no icky wilted greens once you meal prep this recipe 🙌🏻.
- Wonderful selfmade dressing: Whereas this dressing solely requires 3 elements (parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar and olive oil), it packs the proper taste punch.
Components You’ll Want
Methods to Make Gnocchi Salad
- Roast the gnocchi (or try my air fryer directions under!)
- Therapeutic massage the kale
- Put together the dressing
- Assemble and luxuriate in!
Air Fry the Gnocchi As a substitute
I examined roasting the gnocchi within the oven in addition to within the air fryer. Each work nice! Merely comply with the baking prep directions, and as an alternative air fry the gnocchi at 400°F for 8 minutes, ensuring to toss midway by way of. Air frying as an alternative of roasting is a superb choice should you don’t wish to warmth up your oven, or should you’re in a time crunch and wish to shorten the cook dinner time for this recipe.
Extra Recipes with Gnocchi
When to Serve
I really like serving this salad as a hearty lunch or a aspect at dinner with protein foremost like my crispy baked rooster thighs or juicy spatchcock rooster should you’re feeling fancy. It’s additionally a terrific recipe to convey to get togethers or as a dish to move throughout the holidays.
Extra Contemporary Salad Recipes
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Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Add the gnocchi to a half baking sheet. Toss the gnocchi with 2 tablespoons olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, pepper, ¼ cup parmesan cheese, and a couple of tablespoons water. Add the garlic cloves to the pan and drizzle with olive oil.
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Bake the gnocchi for 15-20 minutes or till the gnocchi is softened and begins to brown. Take away from the oven and put aside. Be sure you toss the gnocchi so it doesn’t keep on with the underside of the pan.
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Add the kale to a big bowl and add ½ tablespoon of olive oil and lemon juice to the kale. Therapeutic massage the oil and lemon juice into the kale till the kale begins to melt, about 1-2 minutes.
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Add the remaining Parmesan cheese, cranberries, pepitas, pink onion, remaining salt, and the gnocchi to the kale and toss.
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Put together the dressing. Add the garlic cloves from the roasting pan, parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar, and olive oil to a small high-speed blender. Mix till easy.
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Add the dressing to the salad and toss. Serve instantly.
- You should use any kind of gnocchi for this salad.
- Be at liberty so as to add roasted rooster or rotisserie rooster to the salad for extra protein.
- Air Fryer Directions: Choice to air fry the gnocchi at 400°F for 8 minutes, tossing midway by way of.
Energy: 360 kcal, Carbohydrates: 42 g, Protein: 11 g, Fats: 18 g, Fiber: 6 g, Sugar: 8 g
Vitamin info is mechanically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Images by: The Picket Skillet
