Pesto gnocchi with green beans
- Age: 12–18 months (Family food)
- Texture: Family meal
- Prep: 6 min
- Cook: 8 min
- Makes: 2 adults and 2 children
Ingredients
- 500 g gnocchi
- a large handful basil
- 2 tbsp parmesan, grated
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 squeeze lemon
- a handful green beans, chopped
Contains: Wheat, Milk
Method
- Blend the basil, parmesan, oil and lemon into a pesto.
- Cook the gnocchi in unsalted water with the beans until the gnocchi float.
- Toss with the pesto. Halve your child's gnocchi; salt the adults'.
Safety: Gnocchi halved. Serve your child's portion first, then salt the rest for the adults.
Storage: Pesto keeps 2 days.
Tip: Fifteen minutes and one pan. Nut-free pesto, so it can go to nursery.
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