Recipe - Goat Cheese Gnocchi And Warm Spinach Salad

1 cup Finelychopped bulk
Andouille sausage
1 cup Julienned onions
2 tablespoon Minced shallots
1 tablespoon Minced garlic
One fourth cup Balsamic vinegar
Three fourths cup Olive oil; plus
2 teaspoon Olive oil
Salt; to taste
Freshlyground black pepper;
to taste
2 lg Baked potatoes
1 teaspoon Salt
Freshlyground white pepper;
to taste
1 lg Egg
Three fourths cup Goat's cheese
One half cup Flour; plus
3 tablespoon Flour
2 cup Milk
1 cup Water
4 cup Cleaned; stemmed fresh
spinach

In a hot saute pan, render the andouille for 2 minutes. Add the onions.
Saute for 3 to 4 minutes, or until caramelized. Add the shallots and
garlic. Saute for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add the balsamic vinegar.
Turn into a mixing bowl and whisk in the olive oil. Season with salt and
pepper. Scrape the potatoes from their skin into the bowl. With a hand
potato masher, mash the potatoes until smooth. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt,
white pepper, egg, Goat's cheese, and One fourth cup plus 3 tablespoons of the
flour. Sprinkle the remaining One fourth cup flour on a baking sheet lined with
parchment paper. Turn the dough onto the floured surface and roll the dough
out in a log, about 1inch thick. Cut the dough into 1inch pieces. Roll
each piece across the tines of fork. In a large saucepan, combine the milk,
water, 1 teaspoon olive oil, salt and pepper. Bring the liquid just to a
boil. Add the gnocchi and poach for 5 minutes. Remove the gnocchi with a
slotted spoon and drain. Turn the gnocchi in a mixing bowl and toss with
the remaining olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. In a large mixing
bowl, toss the spinach, onions and vinaigrette together. Season with salt
and pepper. Place the greens in the center of the plate. Arrange One fourth of the
gnocchi around each salad. Garnish with black pepper. This recipe yields 4
servings.

Comments: The original recipe title as listed is “Goat Cheese Gnocchi And
Warm Spinach Salad With Caramelized Onion And Andouille Vinaigertte”.

Recipe Source: EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK
(Show # EM1A12 broadcast 03121997) Downloaded from their WebSite
http://www.foodtv.com

Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD, aka Joe Comiskey jpmd44a@prodigy.com

03271997

Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "Christopher E. Eaves" cea260@airmail.net
on Apr 01, 1998