Creamy gnocchi with smoked salmon and spinach

Creamy spinach combines with indulgent smoked salmon and the piquant zing of capers in this delicious and quick-to-prepare gnocchi supper.

DH raved about this recipe! He hasn’t been so enthusiastic about a dinner for ages. It was really delicious though.

It’s the capers that makes this so fabulous, I think. And I almost didn’t put them in. I was thinking that they go really well with smoked salmon, but I wasn’t sure how they would work with the spinach. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, as they say. And apparently, they’re right! 

Caper-bility!

The capers were tiny explosions of sharp, concentrated flavouriness, dotted throughout the creamy spinach and smoked salmon sauce. Plus their juices, and the fresh lemon, added a fabulous zing.

The gnocchi were ideal for mopping up all the delicious flavours, but I’m sure this would work with pasta too. Or maybe even on a warm slice of really nice bread. 

Gnocchi and smoked salmon

This creamy spinach and smoked salmon gnocchi was so easy and quick to make, that even though I didn’t start cooking till much later than usual, we still ended up having an early dinner. I reckon it was 20 minutes start to finish, and I was taking it at a pretty leisurely pace, too. Super-fast deliciousness indeed!

My daughter Kipper loves smoked salmon, so it was no surprise that she was enthusiastic about this. She sat at the table and asked, “what’s for dinner?”

Gnocchi with spinach and smoked salmon, I said.

“Yummy!”

She even enjoyed the capers, apparently. 

Serves 2 adults and a small person. To be honest, DH and I could have easily finished this off between us. (I suspect he could have eaten the lot single-handed, given a chance.)

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Creamy gnocchi with smoked salmon and spinach

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Creamy spinach combines with indulgent smoked salmon and the piquant zing of capers in this delicious & quick-to-prepare gnocchi supper.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine European

Servings 2

Calories 622 kcal

Ingredients

 

US CustomaryMetric

 

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• 1 medium onion
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 250 g fresh spinach
• 100 g cream cheese
• 2 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2-3 teaspoon capers, drained
• 100 g smoked salmon
• 250 g potato gnocchi, to serve

Instructions

 

• 1 medium onion, 2 tablespoon olive oil
  Peel and slice the onion. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over a medium heat, and cook the onion for 3-5 minutes until softened and starting to brown.
• 250 g (8 ⅚ oz) fresh spinach
  Meanwhile, remove the stalks from the spinach, wash the leaves thoroughly, and shred coarsely. Add the spinach to the onion and cook, stirring, for a few minutes, until the leaves are thoroughly wilted.
• 100 g (3/7 cups) cream cheese, 2 tablespoon milk, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 2-3 teaspoon capers, drained
  Lower the heat and stir in the cream cheese and milk. Mix thoroughly. Add the lemon juice and capers, mix well, cover and remove from the heat.
• 250 g (8 ⅚ oz) potato gnocchi, to serve
  Cook the gnocchi according to the packet – usually 2-3 minutes.
• 100 g (3 ½ oz) smoked salmon
  Slice the smoked salmon into thin strips. Stir into the spinach sauce at the last minute. Serve with the gnocchi and enjoy!

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Creamy gnocchi with smoked salmon and spinach

Amount per Serving

Calories

622

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

35

g

54

%

Saturated Fat

 

13

g

81

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

3

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

16

g

Cholesterol

 

64

mg

21

%

Sodium

 

1135

mg

49

%

Potassium

 

962

mg

27

%

Carbohydrates

 

58

g

19

%

Fiber

 

7

g

29

%

Sugar

 

6

g

7

%

Protein

 

22

g

44

%

Vitamin A

 

12465

IU

249

%

Vitamin C

 

42

mg

51

%

Calcium

 

235

mg

24

%

Iron

 

9

mg

50

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword cream cheese, onions, smoked salmon, spinach

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More delicious gnocchi recipes

If you like gnocchi, you might like to have a go at making them yourself! Take a look at these homemade potato gnocchi – with or without cheese. They’re much easier than you think!

Other delicious ways to eat gnocchi include this rich tomato soup with gnocchi and aubergine croutons, and this fabulous gnocchi with cavolo nero and cream.

A note on washing spinach

I like to wash spinach (and other leafy greens) really thoroughly, following an incident with a large and juicy caterpillar some years ago. I have a salad spinner which makes this much easier. First I soak the leaves in water for a while, fish them out in the spinner basket and see what’s floating in the water, and if the answer is ‘nothing’ then I give them a quick rinse & spin and carry on. If there’s anything with legs in the water, I start over with clean water and soak them again. Anyway, this spinach looked pretty clean and I didn’t expect to find much in the way of bug life, but a SECOND soak (the first one had a few aphids in it) revealed a MASSIVE and evil looking thing with long antennae and a sting. And too many legs. Eeek. So, the moral of the story is, always wash spinach thoroughly, unless you want some extra protein. <shudder>