Gnocchi Salad with Kale and Garlic Parmesan Dressing

Gnocchi isn’t only for pasta night time! This crispy gnocchi salad with kale and garlic parmesan dressing is so hearty and scrumptious. I like to serve this with a meat protein as a most important dish, or as a enjoyable aspect dish or dish to cross at vacation get togethers. You actually can’t go incorrect with this salad! Plus, you may make the crispy gnocchi within the air fryer or roast it within the oven — I’ve examined each, and each work completely flawlessly.

A bowl filled with cooked gnocchi, sliced red onions, kale, grated cheese, dried cranberries, and roasted pepitas, with small bowls of dressing, pepitas, and cranberries on the side.

Crispy, golden gnocchi which are completely garlicky and coated in simply the correct amount of parmesan. Yum!
Hearty kale is the bottom of this salad, which holds up very well when dressed aka no icky wilted greens once you meal prep this recipe 🙌🏻.
Wonderful home made dressing: Whereas this dressing solely requires 3 components (parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar and olive oil), it packs the right taste punch.

Substances You’ll Want

A metal baking sheet with scattered cooked gnocchi, some clumps of melted cheese, and a few roasted garlic cloves on a textured surface.

Learn how to Make Gnocchi Salad

Roast the gnocchi (or try my air fryer directions under!)
Therapeutic massage the kale
Put together the dressing
Assemble and luxuriate in!

Air Fry the Gnocchi As a substitute

I examined roasting the gnocchi within the oven in addition to within the air fryer. Each work nice! Merely comply with the baking prep directions, and as an alternative air fry the gnocchi at 400°F for 8 minutes, ensuring to toss midway by means of. Air frying as an alternative of roasting is a good choice in the event you don’t need to warmth up your oven, or in the event you’re in a time crunch and need to shorten the prepare dinner time for this recipe.

Extra Recipes with Gnocchi

When to Serve

I like serving this salad as a hearty lunch or a aspect at dinner with protein most important like my crispy baked hen thighs or juicy spatchcock hen in the event you’re feeling fancy. It’s additionally an amazing recipe to deliver to get togethers or as a dish to cross throughout the holidays.

A bowl of kale salad topped with cooked gnocchi, red onion slices, grated cheese, dried cranberries, and seeds.

Extra Contemporary Salad Recipes

Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Add the gnocchi to a half baking sheet. Toss the gnocchi with 2 tablespoons olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, pepper, ¼ cup parmesan cheese, and a pair of tablespoons water. Add the garlic cloves to the pan and drizzle with olive oil.
Bake the gnocchi for 15-20 minutes or till the gnocchi is softened and begins to brown. Take away from the oven and put aside. You’ll want to toss the gnocchi so it doesn’t stick with the underside of the pan.
Add the kale to a big bowl and add ½ tablespoon of olive oil and lemon juice to the kale. Therapeutic massage the oil and lemon juice into the kale till the kale begins to melt, about 1-2 minutes.
Add the remaining Parmesan cheese, cranberries, pepitas, purple onion, remaining salt, and the gnocchi to the kale and toss.
Put together the dressing. Add the garlic cloves from the roasting pan, parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar, and olive oil to a small high-speed blender. Mix till easy.
Add the dressing to the salad and toss. Serve instantly.

You need to use any sort of gnocchi for this salad.
Be happy so as to add roasted hen or rotisserie hen to the salad for extra protein.
Air Fryer Directions: Choice to air fry the gnocchi at 400°F for 8 minutes, tossing midway by means of.

Energy: 360 kcal, Carbohydrates: 42 g, Protein: 11 g, Fats: 18 g, Fiber: 6 g, Sugar: 8 g