Paleo Cauliflower Gnocchis

Healthy Gnocchis? Yes please!!

I love experimenting in the kitchen (if you have not noticed already!) and love turning naughty foods into healthier versions! These cauliflower gnocchis started as an experiment after hearing a colleague talk about Dukan gnocchis. I am already a big fan of cauliflower pizza and I thought cauliflower gnocchis would be just as good! and I was right! My husband and I both enjoyed these healthy paleo cauliflower gnocchis during the week with some homemade pesto and cheeky parmesan cheese. 

As it was my first time making them I decided on baking them rather than boiling them in water like normal gnocchis as I was scared they would get all mushy. I was happy with the baked version and will keep doing them this way. 

I highly recommend you make these healthy cauliflower gnocchis if you want something healthy for dinner but want something tasty and comforting. To me they were as comforting as a big bowl of normal gnocchis and I loved the fact I knew every ingredient that was in my gnocchis and pesto! 

Using cauliflower is a little messy and time consuming but all up it took me just 1 hour from starting to cook the cauliflower and serving the gnocchis.

Healthy Paleo Cauliflower Gnocchis Recipe:

Ingredients: Serves 2-3 persons

• 1 cauliflower
• 2 eggs
• 3 tbsp olive oil;
• 4 tbsp coconut flour ( or any flour)- add more if needed
• 1 tsp of salt
• dried herbs

Steps:

1. Wash and cut cauliflower into florets and boil in hot water until soft;
2. Cool cauliflower down once cooked and use a tea towel or cheesecloth to drain the water by smashing in the cauliflower with your hands . 
3. Squeeze the tea towel until no more water comes out (that's the hard part of this recipe!)
4. Once the water is all squeezed out you are left with dried mashed cauliflower. (You can quickly put it in a food processor if you have still bits left)
5. Then mix the cauliflower with eggs, olive oil salt and herbs and add the coconut flour until you get more of a dough.
6. Warm up your oven at 180 degrees.
7. On a baking tray lined with baking paper shape the gnocchis with your hands using 1/2 tbsp of dough. I tried to shape mine in little rectangles. They don't have to be perfect. 
8. Once you've shaped them all, place your tray in the oven and cook for 10 min at 180 degrees and then turn them over to cook the other side for another 5-10 min.
9. Once cooked you can mix them with tomato sauce, pesto, cheese or what you feel like! 

Enjoy!

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