Cauliflower Gnocchi with cottage cheese

On my journey for high protein low fat diet as someone suffering with body fat %…. I struggle to really find meals that fit into my appetite taste that are both healthy and tasty. I researched a bit and found some alternatives to pasta and cauliflower gnocchi are one of them.

In Thailand we do not have Cauliflower Gnocchi… not even the trader joe’s frozen one arrive in the premium fancy super so I have to take matters into my own hands. With the help of chatgpt (I cannot believe that it works!) I managed to come up with a recipe that’s oddly delicious and have strong macros I have to go back and try again and again.

Ingredients

Cauliflower Gnocchi

  • 300g cauliflower ~ will give you roughly 250g florets

  • 50g AP Flour

  • 20g beaten eggs

  • 1 tsp garlic powder

  • 1/4 tsp flay sea salt

Cottage cheese sauce

  • 4 tbsp cottage cheese

  • 1 tbsp of greek yoghurt

  • 1 tbsp of ricotta

  • 1 anchovies (without oil)

  • 5g of parmesan

  • EVO spray

Instructions

Cauliflower Gnocchi

  1. Break your cauliflower into small pieces and place a bowl covered. Microwave on high for 8 mins.

  2. Strain excess water with a cheese cloth and dump the cauliflower into a food processor along with eggs.

  3. Blend on high until smooth and dump in AP Flour.

  4. Put mixture onto cutting board and mix together in a log and roll into strips with your desired thickness.

  5. Cut into small gnocchi cubes or any shape you like and dust with AP flour so it does not stick to the board.

  6. Boil a pot of water add a tiny bit of salt. Boil the gnocchi until it floats.

  7. Strain the gnocchi and wait until it gets to room temperature and box it up in the fridge to keep later.

  8. By fridging the gnocchi overnight you create that firmness and reduce glucose spike.

Putting it all together

  1. Take the gnocchi out of the fridge and let it set until almost room temp and add it into your favorite air fryer.

  2. Spray with EVO and set to 12 minutes at 180c.

  3. Meanwhile put all sauce ingredients and blend until silky smooth in a food processor. I threw in basil and some lemon zest because I love the flavor.

  4. Once gnocchi is done I arranged it on a plate, add the sauce, and grated 5g of parmesan cheese :).

Nutrient Amount per Serving

Calories 285 kcal / Protein 21 g / Fat 10 g / Total Carbohydrate 26 g / Dietary Fiber 5 g / Sugars 3.5 g

Prawee Nonthapun