Gnocchi With Brown Butter, Tomatoes And Asparagus

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups grape tomatoes
• 1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups gnocchi
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat until foaming and nutty brown in colour, about 2 minutes.
• 2 add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 3 add the tomatoes, asparagus, salt and pepper.
• 4 cover and cook until the tomatoes begin to split and the asparagus is tender, about 8 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the gnocchi until it floats to the top, about 3 minutes. (if using pasta, cook for 8 minutes, until al dente.).
• 6 drain and return to the pot.
• 7 add the sauce and toss to coat.
• 8 stir in the cheese and parsley.