Gnocchi with Summer Vegetables

Gnocchi with Summer Vegetables

This recipe was from my Everyday Food magazine and was really delicious. So delicious that my husband who refuses (and I am NOT making this up) to eat any type of vegetables ate the entire thing! I like it because it was surprisingly filling and really light. The only additions I made were to add a splash of white wine when I added the gnocchi to the vegetables. We ate it last week as a main dish and tonight as a side dish. To do it as a side dish I just made less.

UPDATE: I wanted to add that I used less butter, cheese, and olive oil then the recipe called for.

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 zucchini or summer squash, or one of each (about 2 pounds total), quartered and sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 package (15 to 16 ounces) frozen gnocchi
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 2 tablespoons grated Pecorino Romano cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add squash and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until squash is crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until juicy, about 2 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook gnocchi according to package instructions. Reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid, drain gnocchi and transfer to skillet. Toss gnocchi, adding enough cooking liquid to create a sauce. Remove from heat and stir in basil, cheese, butter, and lemon juice.