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 /  27 March 2023  

#  Baked Spinach &amp; Ricotta Gnudi  


Gnudi – pronounced ‘neudi’ – means ‘nude’, referring to the naked filling of spinach and ricotta ravioli without their pasta clothes. Traditionally they are served in a warm bath of sage-flavoured butter but gnudi are equally good with ragù, tomato sauce or simply baked with tomatoes. The recipe for this gnudi was originally created for The Low Carb Weight-loss Cookbook, although since then the authors have discovered they can be baked so have added tomatoes and basil for a new twist. Frozen spinach is fine to use but do buy whole-leaf and not chopped.  


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Serves

 6 

 



Total Time

 30 Minutes 

 



 

 

Ingredients

    3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil  

   12 cherry tomatoes, halved  

   25g of salted or unsalted butter  

   15g of parmesan, finely grated  

   A handful of basil leaves  

 



  

 For the gnudi  


   300g of cooked &amp; squeezed dry spinach  

   250g of ricotta  

   50g of parmesan, grated  

   50g of mature cheddar, coarsely grated  

   2 large eggs  

   60g of coconut flour  

   ½ tsp of finely grated nutmeg  

   Salt &amp; freshly ground black pepper  

 



  

 



Method

 Step 1 

Drizzle the oil into a large ovenproof dish, about 30cm (12in) across.



 Step 2 

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/400°F/Gas Mark 6.



 Step 3 

To make the gnudi, finely chop the squeezed-dry spinach by hand or pop it into a food processor and briefly blitz it. Then mix all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until well combined. It should form a thick paste; if it is very sticky, add a spoonful of coconut flour to absorb the moisture. Use your hands to roll the mixture into balls about 3cm across and put them into the prepared baking dish.



 Step 4 

Scatter the tomatoes around the gnudi and shake the dish so that they roll around in the oil. Fleck the butter over the top, add a little seasoning and then bake for 10 minutes or until warmed through. Add the parmesan and basil leaves and serve straight away.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Recipe courtesy of [*The Low Carb Italian Kitchen*](https://amzn.to/3lNgTBQ) by Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi, published by Kyle Books, March 2023, Hardcover £20. Photography by Susan Bell.

 

 

 

 

  

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