Butternut Squash, Gnocchi and Rocket with Spiced Orange Dressing

Name: Butternut Squash, Gnocchi and Rocket with Spiced Orange Dressing
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; ² medium butternut squash, peeled and deseeded (approx. 600 g); 200 g rocket; 1 tsp maple syrup; 100 g hazelnuts, roughly chopped; oil from the roasting tin; zest and juice of 1 orange; ² tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground allspice; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper; 3–5 tbsp olive oil; 500 g good-quality gnocchi

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Salads

By Fi Buchanan

Published 2023

About

It’s slightly unusual to roast gnocchi, but cooking it this way is so easy and makes it wonderfully chewy and crispy, perfect for a spicy, warm winter salad.

Ingredients

² medium butternut squash, peeled and deseeded (approx. 600 g)
500 g good-quality gnocchi</

Spicy
Vegetarian
November
Winter

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Cut the squash into gnocchi-sized cubes and place in a shallow-sided roasting tray along with the gnocchi, oil, cayenne pepper, allspice, cinnamon, maple syrup, hazelnuts and a quarter teaspoon of sea salt. Mix well so everything is c