Quick and easy dinner

A really quick and easy dish to make!  In recent times I've taken to cooking the salmon on the BBQ or grill to give it a bit of a smokey flavour and taste and it's been just delicious.


Salmon Gnocchi Bake

If fresh salmon is not readily available, canned salmon can be substituted (just watch out for small bones if using canned)

Ingredients

1. 500g packet fresh gnocchi
2. 25g butter
3. 1 small leek, washed, trimmed and thickly sliced
4. 200g packet soft cream cheese 
5. 2 tablespoons tomato purée
6. 1/2 - 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
7. Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
8. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
9. 150g salmon fillet, skinned and diced

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°c/ fan180°c.
2. Bring a pan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the gnocchi and cook for 2-3 minutes, until cooked. (The gnocchi will float to the surface when they are ready.) Drain and reserve 250ml of the cooking water. Set aside.
3. Melt the butter in a wide, deep frying pan and gently fry the leek for 3-4 minutes, until soft. Stir in the cream cheese, tomato purée, chilli flakes, lemon zest, parsley and reserved water, until the cheese has melted and everything is combined. Adjust the seasoning.
4. Add the gnocchi and salmon to the frying pan and stir to coat. Spoon into a deep ovenproof dish and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden on top. Serve immediately

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