Sardinian Gnocchetti with Cold Sauce

A definitely summery but tasty dish from the Sardinian culinary tradition: Sardinian gnocchetti with cold sauce. This is a first course with multiple ingredients, but the recipe is of medium difficulty. Among the ingredients, there is fish, with salted anchovies and tuna. The recipe can also be considered as a single dish.

Gnocchetti sardi with Cold Sauce

A definitely summery but tasty dish from the tradition of Sardinian cuisine: gnocchetti sardi with cold sauce. It is a first course with several ingredients but the recipe is easy to make.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Course: Cold dishes, First courses, Single courses

Cuisine: Sardinian cuisine

Servings: 4 persone

Attrezzature

• Large deep pot
• Colander
• Cutting board
• Sharp knife
• Mixing bowls
• Spoon
• Grater (for pecorino or other cheese)

Ingredients

• 320 gr Pasta sardi gnocchetti
• 200 gr Tuna in oil
• 2 nr Anchovies salted
• 2 nr Eggs
• 7 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 nr Lemon
• as needed Parsley
• 8 leaves Basil
• 1 clove Garlic
• as needed Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 nr Tomato
• as needed Salt

Instructions

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the sardi gnocchetti.
• Drain the gnocchetti, catching the water, and let them cool down.
• In the same boiling water, cook the eggs for about 9 minutes. Then rinse under cold water and peel them.
• Clean the parsley and basil, then wash them.
• Put a piece of lemon zest, parsley, basil, chopped hard-boiled eggs, garlic, lemon juice, a splash of Worcestershire, and oil into a blender. Blend until you get a smooth sauce.
• Drain the tuna and shred it.
• Desalinate the anchovies, wash them, and shred them.
• Arrange the cold gnocchetti on a serving plate, dress with the sauce, tuna, and anchovies, decorating with tomato wedges. Serve.