Side Dish Recipe - This Pesto Caprese Gnocchi is perfect to serve as a side dish or appetizer. The ingredient combination is brilliant and delicious! PIN IT NOW and make it later!

Hey, 36th Avenue friends! It’s Cathy from Lemon Tree Dwelling, and I’m back today to share another delicious recipe with you! This side dish or appetizer recipe is perfect for a summer lunch or dinner, it can be served either hot or cold, and it comes together in no time at all. Best of all, it’s caprese (one of my favorite flavor combinations)!!

Side Dish Recipe - This Pesto Caprese Gnocchi is perfect to serve as a side dish or appetizer. The ingredient combination is brilliant and delicious! PIN IT NOW and make it later!

Caprese flavors are delicious all year round, but especially near the end of summer, when gardens are bursting with fresh vegetables. Sadly, we never got around to planting a vegetable garden this year…..so no fresh tomatoes or basil for this girl! But that didn’t stop me from loving my caprese!

Pesto Caprese Gnocchi  - just 6 ingredients to the perfect summer dish!

 

My favorite part of it? The BASIL!! What about you? Are you a caprese fan? I hope so….because you’ll LOVE this delicious dish! And….if you’re lucky enough to have your own garden….you’ll already have a few of the ingredients taken care of!

Pesto Caprese Gnocchi  - just 6 ingredients to the perfect summer dish!

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Pesto Caprese Gnocchi
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 packages (1 lb. each) gnocchi
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • 8 oz. fresh mozzarella pearls
  • 4 oz. prosciutto
  • ¾ c. pesto
  • ¼ c. pine nuts
Instructions
  1. Prepare gnocchi according to package instructions. Drain.
  2. Combine cooked gnocchi with tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, pesto and pine nuts.
  3. Serve hot, cold, or at room temperature.

 

Pesto Caprese Gnocchi  - just 6 ingredients to the perfect summer dish!

I’d love to hear from you……what are your favorite ways to use fresh vegetables from the garden?

I’d also love for you to stop by and check out some of my other delicious veggie-filled summer recipes!

Balsamic Roasted Vegetable Salad 5

Cobb Dip 4

Fresh Peach Salsa 5

 

We love Cathy and all of her recipes!

Cathy at lemontreedwelling

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