Gnocchi with lemon & chive pesto

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• LisaValo

  2010-08-17 19:13:32.755255

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  Good recipe, probably a bit too lemony for me, I think next time I'd omit some of the lemon, but apart from that lovely.

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• DrFabio

  2010-08-19 11:07:59.071521

  DrFabio rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this last night and it was so delicious! It was so quick and easy, and a lovely change from pasta. I used pumpkin seeds instead of pine nuts, and added some peas to up the veg content. I agree with Lisa in that it was quite lemony to start with, but I added in more herbs - I ended up using quite big handfuls.

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• Simonek

  2010-08-19 21:06:06.344405

  Simonek rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'm with Lisa on this one, definitely too lemony. Found the lemon flavour completely overwhelmed the herbs. Were I to cook it again, would probably just use the zest and omit the juice. And the price of pine nuts seems to have gone through the roof!

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• Elizabeth

  2010-09-11 23:14:22.565574

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  I'm with other reviewers on this one - go easy on the lemon as overpowering but otherwise pretty quick and tasty midweek meal.

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• sinead

  2010-09-19 15:28:09.964309

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  I doubled this to serve 4 and although it was a bit too lemony for the kids we all liked it well enough and will have it again with a little less lemon.

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• freya's mum

  2010-09-30 21:10:19.245806

  freya's mum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this tonight for a spedy dinner. I put all of the pesto ingredientsin the chopper or speed. Loved the amount of lemon - next time I think I would use 1 less spoonful of oil. WIll probably become a midweek regular.

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• tinuke24

  2010-10-31 15:13:30.380243

  tinuke24 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Loved this but first time found the oil far too much so second time only used 2tbsp which much preferred. Also as my husband likes to have meat, if I'm making for him I've also started added shredded chicken to it to make more substantial meal for him which is lovely.

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• Jennifer T

  2010-11-30 16:25:55.847947

  Jennifer T rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very easy, quick and filling but I agree with everyone else - too lemony. More herbs & less lemon next time. I tripled the recipe up for six people, and I think that maybe where I went wrong. I'm looking forward to trying it again though.

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• Kitty's Nims

  2011-01-03 23:28:12.000979

  Kitty's Nims rated and commented on this recipe

  

  we all love this, even the ones who dont like gnocchi or lemon! the bairns love the toasted pine nuts. When I doubled the recipe I got into problems with the gnocchi going sticky so now if there are more than 2 of us I serve it with some hot smoked salmon, or griddled chicken strips + a green salad or vegetable such as broccoli. How can something so stodgy taste so fresh and light, beleive me it does

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• SamM1

  2011-03-03 12:10:55.250851

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  Lovely authentic flavours.

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• RTurner

  2011-03-13 13:29:10.395527

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  Loved this recipe, did add extra veg so didn't find too lemony

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• BakingMad_

  2011-10-06 17:06:38.462851

  BakingMad_ commented on this recipe

  I made this recipe for tea tonight, I altered the ingrediants slightly I left out the nuts and instead of parmisan I used Mozzerella and grated Cheddar cheese and it worked perfectly. Very tasty will definatley make it again! :)

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• staceymelia

  2012-07-16 17:28:03.187982

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  Very easy. I also added peas and used butter as I didn't have any olive oil. Still lovely.

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• Joey

  2012-10-04 00:00:38.700334

  Joey commented on this recipe

  I would have really enjoyed it if it weren't for the over powering lemon.

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• coconatalie

  2013-04-16 14:03:18.197161

  coconatalie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Found this tasty :). I added green beans, used slightly bigger bunches of herbs than I might have done, and used half a big lemon. It takes a little while to chop the herbs (for me at least), so not sure I'd make it all the time. Forgot to half the recipe, though (was only making it for myself), so I've got a portion of the pesto in the fridge now. Bit annoying, as I'm not sure it will last until tomorrow :/

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Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
• small bunch parsley , finely chopped
• small bunch chives , snipped
• 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts , roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan , or vegetarian alternative, plus extra for serving
• zest and juice 1 lemon
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 500g pack gnocchi

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Serves 2

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 5 mins

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Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
• small bunch parsley , finely chopped
• small bunch chives , snipped
• 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts , roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan , or vegetarian alternative, plus extra for serving
• zest and juice 1 lemon
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 500g pack gnocchi

Per serving

667 kcalories, protein 15g, carbohydrate 85g, fat 32 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 4g, sugar 5g, salt 2.7 g

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