Red pesto & salmon gnocchi. Pesto is well worth making at home, as store-bought varieties rarely capture the vibrant flavour of the freshly-made version. This red pesto recipe is a delicious alternative to the more common green variety, with the addition of roasted red peppers imparting a wonderful smoky flavour and striking colour. Very easy and fast red pesto for your pasta or chicken dish that anyone can make. You can spice this up with Spanish pepper (just a little), if desired. You can substitute lime juice for the lemon juice, if desired.
This red pesto (the third in our Italian flag-hued pestos, after green and white) tastes like a mash-up of your favorite spicy arrabbiata sauce and the savory anchovy-garlic dip bagna cauda.
Red pesto is great with pasta, on bruschetta, with roast chicken, salmon or meaty white fish.
It also makes a great salad stirred through rice or couscous.
You can have Red pesto & salmon gnocchi using 4 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Red pesto & salmon gnocchi
- Prepare 2 of salmon fillets, defrosted if frozen.
- It's 1/2 jar of red pesto.
- You need 100 g of plain cream cheese.
- It's 250 g of gnocchi.
Senior food editor Molly Baz had a dream, and that was to create a Red Pesto. She would complete the third recipe in BA's tri-color collection (all the hues of the Italian flag!) and gift the. This is a fantastic Pesto recipe, one that I make all the time. I usually make lots, and store in my freezer in icecube containers, so I have it ready to add to pasta recipes.when added to any tomato sauce, it seems to always taste better.
Red pesto & salmon gnocchi instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180Fan/200C/Gas6 Cook the gnocchi following pack instructions. Drain & set aside. In a bowl mix together the pesto & cream cheese. Take 2/3 of the pesto mixture & add it to the gnocchi, mix gently & transfer to an ovenproof dish..
- Lay the salmon fillets on top of the gnocchi. Spread the remaining pesto mixture on top of the salmon.Place in the oven for 15 minutes. Serve with a green salad or veg. It works particularly well with watercress!.
It's easy to whip up, simply put the pasta on whilst you make your sauce in a blender. Make sure to save some of the pasta water to add to the pesto later! We've used spaghetti but it's perfect with any pasta of your choice. A twist on classic pesto, this version is a savory-sweet celebration of flavor thanks to red bell pepper and McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Cayenne Pepper. Blend ingredients until smooth in the food processor, then toss with your favorite pasta and plump cooked shrimp for an impressively delicious meal.