Gnocchi with Pea Puree & Bacon

Serves : 6
Preparation : 15 mins
Cooking : 10 mins

Ingredients :
1/3 cup cream
40g butter
1 1/2 cups Frozen mint peas
1 clove garlic, crushed
625g gnocchi
1/2 cup fresh ricotta cheese, crumbled
175g ultra thin and crispy bacon, grilled
Mint leaves, to serve

Method:
Heat cream and butter in a small saucepan on low until simmering. Add peas and garlic, and season well with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 mins, until peas are just tender. Cool slightly. Place pea mixutre in a blender with 1/2 cup water and puree until smooth.

Cook gnocchi in a large saucepan of boiling water for 2 mins, until gnocchi flats to surface. Drain.

Spoon pea puree into each serving bowl, reserving a little puree for topping. Divide
gnocchi between bowls, then spoon a little of the reserved puree over each and top with ricotta cheese. Finish each with a slice of bacon and a few mint leaves. Serve immediately.

Source : Spring Coles Magazine 2009