Vegan Brown Butter Gnocchi with Fresh Herbs
This Vegan Brown Butter Gnocchi with Fresh Herbs is a simple and flavorful dish. A savory meal that vegans and non-vegans will definitely enjoy.
When I made this the first time, I literally stood over the plate and said “Wow”. The amount of flavor that you are able to achieve with a few fresh herbs sautéed in vegan butter is kind of unbelievable.
Not to mention it only takes 20 minutes to put together.
You could eat this sauce over any pasta, but there is something special about having it with gnocchi. These little potato pillows melt in your mouth and keep you coming back for more.
This is one of those recipes that really makes you wonder why you didn’t go vegan sooner. It has everything you could want from a buttery pasta dish and none of the dairy.
Need some more pasta inspo? Check out my Pesto Gnocchi or Black Pepper Parmesan Spaghetti.
Vegan Brown Butter Gnocchi with Fresh Herbs
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp vegan butter
- 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 2 tsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 2 tsp fresh thyme finely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- red pepper flakes optional, to taste
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 16 oz package gnochhi
- 1 cup arugula
- Optional toppings: vegan parmesan, red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- While water is heating up, place a pan on the stove over medium heat. Add butter and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and cook for an additional 1-3 minutes, or until butter begins to brown. Add the pine nuts and lower the heat, still continuing to stir.
- Add gnocchi to the boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Using a slotted spoon transfer cooked gnocchi to sauce pan and add arugula. Toss until everything is coated evenly and arugula is slightly wilted. Plate and top with optional toppings. Serve and enjoy!
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This was fabulous! My boyfriend and I have actually been making almost exclusively all of your recipes throughout our entire stay-at-home order, and we’ve truly enjoyed everything.
Yay! So glad you’ve been able to find plenty of at home cooking inspo!
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Vegans wouldn’t use unicorn horns because we don’t consume animal products ?
We enjoyed this very much.
So glad you liked this – one of my faves too! 🙂
This looks delicious. While I like it, my family is not a fan of arugula. Could we sub spinach, or is there another green you’d recommend?
Spinach would work perfectly!
This was so easy and so delicious! Very flavorful and I loved the crunch from the pine nuts.
This was seriously delicious.
Woo – so glad you liked it!
What kind of gnocchi do you use? The kinds I see at the store all have egg in them. Thanks!
You just have to search around. The one they sell at Trader Joe’s is vegan friendly and I believe I have found some at Target as well.
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