Sheet Pan Gnocchi

🧿 Welcome to Episode 1/20 Greek Blue Zone. A series where I’ll be sharing recipes for longevity. Today, we are making a Simple Sheet Pan Gnocchi Recipe. 🧿

One of the factors that make this a Blue Zone is their diet, which is incredibly Mediterranean diet-focused. Rich in ingredients like olive oil, nourishing vegetables, hearty legumes, and fatty goat cheese. You probably can’t just pick up and move to a Greek Island right now, so this new Blue Zone Series aims to bring you 20 easy (old and new), longevity-inspired recipes you can enjoy in your home.

Make this dish if you’re ever in a pinch — it takes minutes to pull together and will satisfy the whole family. Inspired by the flavours of Greece and incorporated the rustic pillowy flavor sponges from Italy! Craving Shrimp, add them, want Chicken, add them! Want more beans, add them! You get my point, this dish is versatile and FORGIVING!

Ingredients:

For the sheet pan,

19 oz can lentils, drained and rinsed
1 pint baby tomatoes, halved
1 yellow or orange pepper, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
1 small eggplant, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
1 red onion, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
2 garlic cloves, chopped
500 g store-bought potato gnocchi

For the Greek dressing,

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 tbsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
juice of one lemon
1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 small garlic cloves, pressed

Topping:

100-125 g plain goat cheese
1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs (mix of parsley, dill and mint)
olive oil
(optional) handful of black olives

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 400F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix the Greek dressing ingredients together and set aside.
To the sheet pan, add rinsed lentils, chopped baby tomatoes, chopped pepper, chopped eggplant, chopped onion, gnocchi and chopped garlic cloves.
Drizzle the Greek dressing over the ingredients on the pan and toss to ensure everything is very well coated.
Bake for 25 minutes, tossing at the 15-minute mark. After 25 minutes crumble the goat cheese over top of all the ingredients on the pan and bake for 5 more minutes.
Serve immediately topped with a mix of fresh chopped herbs, a drizzle of olive oil and a handful of fresh black olives if desired.

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