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Truffle Gnocchi and Roasted Veggies with Lemon-Butter Sauce

December 14, 2015 by Epicurean Vegan

Truffle Gnocchi with Roasted Veggies in a Lemon-Butter Sauce -- Epicurean Vegan

Oh my. Where to start? First, this meal comes together in less that 30 minutes, so it’s ideal for a busy weeknight. But you won’t care if it took hours—it’s that amazing. Creamy, lemony, truffle-y, decadent . . . Low in calorie? Uhhh . . . not so much. But you know what? That’s okay! For Pete’s sake, live a little! Even vegans indulge! (All right, enough exclamation points—I got carried away.)  But seriously, this is divine. Pre-packaged gnocchi makes this a quick and easy meal and did I mention it’s truffle-fied?!

Truffle Gnocchi and Roasted Veggies in a Lemon-Butter Sauce -- Epicurean Vegan

Truffle and lemon totally get it on in this dish. You will fall in love too. So pair it with a salad (so you don’t eat the entire thing) and spice up a regular, ol’ Tuesday night with this decadent dish.

INGREDIENTS:
16-oz pkg. truffle & porchini mushroom gnocchi (like this one from World Market)
1 small bundle asparagus, ends trimmed and stalks cut into thirds
8-10 large mushrooms, quartered
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Lemon-Butter Sauce
3 Tbs vegan margarine
1 large garlic clove, minced
4 Tbs flour
1/8 C white wine
1/4 C lemon juice
1/2 C water
1 Tbs nutritional yeast
Zest from one lemon
1/2 tsp salt

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400. In a medium bowl, combine the asparagus and mushrooms and drizzle with a little olive oil—just enough to coat—and season with salt and pepper.
Truffle Gnocchi with Roasted Veggies in a Lemon-Butter Sauce -- Epicurean VeganTransfer to a large baking sheet. These will only take about 10-12 minutes to roast, so get the water boiling for your gnocchi which only needs about 5 minutes. The sauce will only take about that much time, so start the sauce once you toss the gnocchi in.

To make the sauce, melt the vegan margarine and add the garlic. Whisk in the flour.  It will thicken up quickly. Whisk in the white wine; it will thicken even more and then add the lemon juice. Let it thicken, then slowly add a bit of water to thin it out. You may or may not need the full 1/2 cup of water, so add as much as you think you need to get a sauce that isn’t too thick. (Think Caesar dressing-like.) Finally, whisk in the nutritional yeast, lemon zest, and salt.

Truffle Gnocchi with Roasted Veggies in a Lemon-Butter Sauce -- Epicurean Vegan

Once the gnocchi is drained, add it to the roasted veggies.
Truffle Gnocchi with Roasted Veggies in a Lemon-Butter Sauce -- Epicurean VeganAdd the sauce and coat thoroughly. Enjoy! Seriously. Enjoy.

Truffle Gnocchi and Roasted Veggies withLemon-Butter Sauce
 
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Oh my. Where to start? First, this meal comes together in less that 30 minutes, so it's idea for a busy weeknight. But you won't care if it took hours---it's that amazing. Creamy, lemony, truffle-y, decadent . . . Low in calorie? Uhhh . . . not so much. But you know what? That's okay! For Pete's sake, live a little! Even vegans indulge! (All right, enough exclamation points---I got carried away.) But seriously, this is divine. Pre-packaged gnocchi makes this a quick and easy meal and did I mention it's truffle-fied?! Truffle and lemon totally get it on in this dish. You will fall in love too. So pair it with a salad (so you don't eat the entire thing) and spice up a Tuesday night with this decadent dish.
Author: Epicurean Vegan
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 16-oz pkg. truffle & porchini mushroom gnocchi (like this one from World Market)
  • 1 small bundle asparagus, ends trimmed and stalks cut into thirds
  • 8-10 large mushrooms, quartered
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Lemon-Butter Sauce
  • 3 Tbs vegan margarine
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • 4 Tbs flour
  • ⅛ C white wine
  • ¼ C lemon juice
  • ½ C water
  • 1 Tbs nutritional yeast
  • Zest from one lemon
  • ½ tsp salt
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the asparagus and mushrooms and drizzle with a little olive oil---just enough to coat---and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Transfer to a large baking sheet. These will only take about 10-12 minutes to roast, so get the water boiling for your gnocchi which only needs about 5 minutes. The sauce will only take about that much time, so start the sauce once you toss the gnocchi in.
  4. To make the sauce, melt the vegan margarine and add the garlic. Whisk in the flour. It will thicken up quickly. Whisk in the white wine; it will thicken even more and then add the lemon juice. Let it thicken , then slowly add a bit of water to thin it out. You may or may not need the full ½ cup of water, so add as much as you think you need to get a sauce that isn't too thick. (Sorry to be vague!) Finally, whisk in the nutritional yeast and salt.
  5. Once the gnocchi is drained, add it to the roasted veggies.
  6. Add the sauce and coat thoroughly. Enjoy! Seriously. Enjoy.
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Filed Under: Dinners Tagged With: asparagus, comfort food, creamy, decadent, fast and easy, gnocchi, mushrooms, roasted vegetables

Gnocchi with Roasted Vegetables

October 24, 2013 by epicureanvegan

Gnocchi with Roasted Vegetables -- Epicurean VeganMy mom made this dish for me a few weeks ago and I’ve been anxious to make it for the family. It’s so easy to prepare. The only difficult part was actually finding this fancy little product . .

Knorr Homestyle Vegetable Stock, Gnocchi with Roasted Vegetables -- Epicurean VeganMy mom had used Knorr’s Vegetable Homestyle Stock, but I had a hell of time finding it—or I should say, finding the vegetable flavor. Of course the beef, chicken, and low-sodium chicken ones seemed to be available, but us vegemites seem to get left out. I eventually found them at Safeway, but only one of the two Safeways in town (Taft and Drake for you locals). Anyway, this stock is ideal for this dish. It’s extremely concentrated; like a paste, so all I had to do was add a little water, and volia! it was ready.

The gnocchi on the other hand, was pretty easy to find . . .

Delallo Potato Gnocchi, Gnocchi with Roasted Vegetables -- Epicurean Vegan

INGREDIENTS:
1 butternut squash, peeled and diced
1 large red onion, cut into big slices
1 large zucchini, cubed
1 large yellow squash, cubed
2 C carrots, cut into cubes/chunks
2-3 C mushrooms, quartered
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper
2 tubs of Knorr Vegetable Homestyle Stock
2 (16-oz) pkgs. gnocchi

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 400. Prepare all of the veggies. (When peeling a butternut squash, a decent potato peeler works just fine). Combine all the veggies (except the mushrooms) in a large bowl. Drizzle with just a tiny bit of olive oil and teensy bit of balsamic vinegar. You don’t want the veggies dripping with oil; use enough to just barely coat them. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a baking sheet. I used two pans—the vegetables won’t roast evenly if the pan is too crowded; they’ll steam instead.

Gnocchi with Roasted Vegetables -- Epicurean VeganI roasted them for about 30 minutes before adding the mushrooms (that I prepared with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper). All ovens run differently and cooking time also depends on how large the vegetables are cut. Roast another 10 minutes or so. A good time to start the water boiling for the gnocchi would be right before you throw the mushrooms in.  In a small measuring cup, combine two tubs of the Knorr stock with about 1/2 C of water. Heat in the microwave for about a minute.

Gnocchi with Roasted Vegetables -- Epicurean VeganThe gnocchi will only take 3-5 minutes. I divided the drained gnocchi in half and added them to the two pans of veggies. I then poured 1/4 C of the stock to each pan and coated everything well. I ended up combining both pans into one . . .

Gnocchi with Roasted Vegetables -- Epicurean VeganThat’s it! So delicious . . . enjoy!

Gnocchi with Roasted Vegetables
 
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Author: Epicurean Vegan
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 1 butternut squash, peeled and diced
  • 1 large red onion, cut into big slices
  • 1 large zucchini, cubed
  • 1 large yellow squash, cubed
  • 2 C carrots, cut into cubes/chunks
  • 2-3 C mushrooms, quartered
  • Olive oil
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tubs of Knorr Vegetable Homestyle Stock
  • 2 (16-oz) pkgs. gnocchi
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400.
  2. Prepare all of the veggies. (When peeling a butternut squash, a decent potato peeler works just fine). Combine all the veggies (except the mushrooms) in a large bowl.
  3. Drizzle with just a tiny bit of olive oil and teensy bit of balsamic vinegar. You don't want the veggies dripping with oil; use enough to just barely coat them.
  4. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Transfer to a baking sheet. I used two pans---the vegetables won't roast evenly if the pan is too crowded; they'll steam instead.
  6. I roasted them for about 30 minutes before adding the mushrooms (that I prepared with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper).
  7. All ovens run differently and cooking time also depends on how large the vegetables are cut. Roast another 10 minutes or so. A good time to start the water boiling for the gnocchi would be right before you throw the mushrooms in.
  8. In a small measuring cup, combine two tubs of the Knorr stock with about ½ C of water. Heat in the microwave for about a minute
  9. The gnocchi will only take 3-5 minutes. I divided the drained gnocchi in half and added them to the two pans of veggies. I then poured ¼ C of the stock to each pan and coated everything well. I ended up combining both pans into one.
  10. Enjoy!
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Filed Under: Dinners Tagged With: butternut squash, carrots, easy, Fall meal, gnocchi, Knorr, red onion, roasted vegetables, Vegan, vegetable stock, vegetarian, yellow squash, zucchini

Roasted Veggies and Baked Tofu with Sesame-Ginger Rice

April 5, 2010 by epicureanvegan

Roasted Veggies and Baked Tofu with Sesame-Ginger Rice -- Epicurean VeganThis was one of those “clean-out-the-fridge” meals that despite the different flavors, meshed extremely well together. I had an abundance of fresh vegetables in the crisper (I swear they multiplied in there) and some baked tofu. Add some pilaf and there you go–an easy, satisfying and healthy meal.

INGREDIENTS:
Any veggies you want. I cut up (thickly): asparagus, red onion, green and yellow bell peppers, and mushrooms. If using potatoes, I recommend cooking them a bit first since they take longer to cook. Other ideas: zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, or brussel sprouts. I coated them with some olive oil, salt, pepper, dried thyme and dried rosemary.

Roasted Veggies and Baked Tofu with Sesame-Ginger Rice -- Epicurean Vegan2 pkgs Westsoy Baked Tofu, Italian Garlic & Herb flavor
1 C snow peas, cut into 1″ pieces
Near East brand Sesame-Ginger Pilaf

Roasted Veggies and Baked Tofu with Sesame-Ginger Rice -- Epicurean Vegan

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400. Line a large baking sheet with foil and placed prepared vegetables on the pan and bake for about 20-25 mins. Potatoes can take about 40-45 mins. The rice took about 20 mins and in the meantime, I diced up the tofu and added it to a large skillet over medium heat and a tiny bit of olive oil. After a couple of minutes, I added the snow peas. Saute until tofu is golden brown. Enjoy!

Roasted Veggies and Baked Tofu with Sesame-Ginger Rice -- Epicurean Vegan

Filed Under: Dinners Tagged With: asparagus, baked tofu, rice, roasted vegetables, snowpeas, Vegan, vegetarian

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