Cauliflower Wheat Gnocchi combines cauliflower and wheat flour as primary ingredients. This recipe is a spin-off of the traditional potato gnocchi I have made for years and the Trader Joes brand that is so popular.
1 16-ouncebag frozen cauliflower florets or cauliflower rice or about 5 cups fresh
1cupwhole wheat flour
aquafaba from 1 15oz. can About 3/4 cup
1tbspNutritional Yeast
½teaspoonsalt optional
Instructions
If using fresh cauliflower, bring a pot of water to boil. Add cauliflower, cook for 5-8 minutes until tender. Drain. If not using fresh cauliflower, move to step 2.
Lay cauliflower on a clean towel and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes. Squeeze ALL water out.
Place cauliflower in a food processor. Pulse until it is pureed (like mashed potatoes) using aquafaba to blend smooth. Add Nutritional Yeast, flour, and salt. Pulse until a soft, sticky dough forms adding a bit more flour as needed.
You can replace step 3 by pureeing the cauliflower in a high-speed blender using aquafaba to blend until smooth. Place flour on a work surface. Make a well in the flour, add cauliflower to the well, sprinkle on Nutritional Yeast and salt. Work in the flour with your hands and a scarper until the dough is formed.
Rest the dough for 10 minutes covered with plastic wrap on a floured work surface. Cut into sections. Roll each section into a rope. Cut each rope into little gnocchi pieces (about 1-inch pieces).
Boil water in a medium size pot. Working in batches, add the gnocchi. When it floats to the top, cook for another 1-2 minutes. Move to a serving bowl. When all are cooked top with sauce. Thin the sauce out with some gnocchi water. Top with grinds of pepper and chopped parsley.