When you realise how quick and easy it is to make your own gnocchi and pesto, you’ll wonder why you ever bought it ready-made. The gnocchi is potato-free, which makes it super speedy to prepare.

Gnocchi is a potato based dumpling originally from Italy but popular all over the world. Nikhil and Natasha cook up a version of this dish in fresh pesto sauce.

Store-bought pesto is great in a pinch, but if you want to elevate its flavor, then you need to make it seriously creamy.

If you don't have pine nuts to top the pesto gnocchi, skip them or substitute any nut you like. Prep/Total Time: 25 min. 4 ...

The ready-made gnocchi are fried for extra crunch and ... Blend to a paste to make pesto. Taste and season with salt and pepper and add more olive oil if needed to get the consistency you like.

Lovers of gnocchi will want to try 91-year-old Nonna ... Adriana remembers in her childhood: ‘My mother used to make this pesto in winter, because that is when lemons are ready to be picked.