Recipe - Gnocchi With Fresh Tomatoes Green Olives And Smoked Mozzare

1 pound Fresh plum tomatoes
6 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
2 Cloves garlic, thinly cut or sliced up
One half cup Green olives, such as
Picholine
One fourth Fresh smoked Mozzarella
1 pound Gnocchi (see separate
recipe)
2 tablespoon Fresh Marjoram leaves
Salt and pepper to taste

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Bring 6 quarts of water to boil in a large spaghetti pot and add 2
tablespoons of salt.

Remove stem ends from tomatoes and chop tomatoes into 1/4inch cubes,
reserving all juices. In a 12inch to 14inch saute pan, heat olive oil
until, smoking. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds until light brown. Add
tomatoes and juices and cook 2 minutes. Add olives and remove from heat.
Cut smoked Mozzarella into 1/4inch cubes and set aside. Drop gnocchi into
boiling water and cook until they float (about 3 minutes). Drain gnocchi
into colander and carefully pour them in to pan with tomato mixture. Return
to heat and toss gently until bubbling. Add Mozzarella, marjoram leaves and
season with salt and pepper. Pour into heated serving dish and serve
immediately.

Yield: 4 servings
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #391 by TGRECO@SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG on Jan 21,
1997.