Sweet Potato Gnocchi

Ingredients

Sweet Potatoes

Thyme or Oregano

Flour

Earth Balance Butter

Spinach

Benefits

Sweet potatoes

supports digestion, skin health, reduces inflammation

Spinach

supports digestion, maintains bone health

Lemon

detoxifying, immune boosting

Instructions

Poke holes in sweet potatoes with a fork and then bake in the oven on a sheet pan at 400 until soft ~~ 40 mins

Scoop out sweet potatoes once they’re cooled a bit and mash into a large bowl

Add herbs, salt, and pepper

Start boiling heavily salted water

Add flour one tablespoon at a time to the sweet potato mixture until the mixture is soft, but not sticky * this will vary depending on how big your sweet potatoes are or how many you use

Flour your work top and begin to roll a portion of your dough into a snake shape

Cut into little gnocchi pillows

Place your pillow into boiling water and wait until they pop up to the surface

In a nonstick pan melt a pat of “butter” and begin to add the gnocchi with a slotted spoon * some water getting into the pan is good so the gnocchi doesn’t stick

Add spinach and let cook

Serve with a squeeze of lemon and flaky salt