Pumpkin Gnocchi with Tomato Olive Sauce

Very easy to make vegan pumpkin gnocchi (italian dumpling-style pasta) with a tomato vegetable sauce.

Step 1: Make the dough!

To make these gnocchi, you'll need

1 1/2 cups of cooled, cooked, smoothly mashed pumpkin or squash (I used Kabocha)
1 cup (approx.) of flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg or allspice

The twist is that the traditional recipe calls for mashed potato. So you can substitute that if you're looking for something more traditional.
I don't have any pictures for this part, but it's easy.
1) combine all ingredients and stir until combined
2) turn the dough onto a lightly floured cutting board or counter top
3) knead until smooth (roughly 3 minutes)
4) Separate the dough into 1 inch tubes, thusly, and cut into half-inch pillow shapes

Comments

[lfry1]

I liked this recipe, but it was a mess to make! I used canned pumpkin and mixed that with the flour, and it was a goopy unmanageable mess even after adding much more flour than the recipe called for... I couldn't get a dough like consistency, so I ended up just scooping the gobs into boiling water. What did I do wrong? Can I used canned, or do I need to use freshly cooked? Do I have to cook the canned stuff? Thanks in advance for any feedback anyone can offer!

[dcoleman-white]

You can use canned pumpkin, just put in a strainer to drain out the extra fluid. Then follow directions, it works very well. Hope that helps.

[gtrachel]

The canned pumpkin was your mistake. It's too watery. You need something with the dry texture of mashed potatoes (note they hold their own shape) - if you don't want to deal with a fresh pumpkin (and I don't blame you), try using a yam. Prepare it like you would potatoes for mashing, and go from there.

[gtrachel]

I just made these (with a sweet potato, since I had one on hand) and I found them both easy and delicious, and not messy at all to make (not more than any other recipe requiring flour). I must say, though, mine looked nothing like yours - they were lumpy and misshapen. I guess I need practice with the fork technique. Still, many thanks for the simple and tasty recipe.

[crimsomcherry]

wow I made this today and it was so yummy and easy! Thanks!!

[Lizzio]

Awesome :) It's fall again, and I'm so excited to make more pumpkin stuff!

[graphak]

This is a nice recipe, thank you! Ive been wondering what to do with all my pumpkins. Another thing to do with pumpkins is use it as a fondue bowl after its cooked.

[mag777moon]

This looks great. How do you think this dough would work in a pasta machine as noodle strips? Has anyone tried it in a pasta maker?

[lachapa]

I'm excited to try this!! Thank you :)

[DeimosOne]

Looks great. This is a neat variation on the traditional, I'll try making it next time I have a pumpkin ;>

[bozodclown]

Buety mate well done .had my first meal of notchi bout 2 months ago ,it grows on you .I will defineately be eating your recipeI just sent an email to my wife so she can put your recipe to good use thanks. Glenn

[MentalArgonaut]

It looks delicious, thanks! Although, it would be a little risky for me since I like pumpkin pie and gnocchi but separately. So for me it would be something really different!