Gnocchi With Zucchini, Tomato, And Brown Butter

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb gnocchi
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 medium shallots, chopped
• 1 lb zucchini, thinly slice longwise (to make ribbons of zucchini)
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated (aged parmesan is great for this)
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 boil a lg. saucepan of water and cook gnocchi; drain.
• 2 at same time, melt butter in lg. skillet [med-high heat]. brown butter [about 2 minutes]. toss shallots and zucchini to pan, stirring often, 2-3 minutes. add tomatoes, nutmeg, salt and pepper; stir often, about 2 minutes. remove pan from heat.
• 3 combine gnocchi and skillet contents; stir to mix.
• 4 stir in parmesan and parsley. serve immediately.