Well, our journey through low-carb cuisine has not been bad, as attested by JT. I have been slowly converting many of our high-carb recipes to low-carb versions and it’s been rather fun. My latest creation is low-carb gnocchi. It has the chewiness and puffiness that regular flour gnocchi have without the carb-load. JT was impressed.
Low-Carb Cauliflour, Vital Wheat Gluten and Lupin Flour Gnocchi
A Kitcheninspirations original recipe
This recipe makes 246 g of gnocchi dough about 50 gnocchi. 2-4 servings
Ingredients:
- 115 g cauliflower mash (see notes)
- 57.5 g Vital Wheat Gluten
- 57.5 Lupin Flour
- 10 g Parmesan Cheese, finely grated
- 11.5 g egg, beaten
To fry:
- 15 mL EVOO or butter
Directions:
- Combine everything in the large bowl of your food processor and process with the plastic blade until entirely combined (the dough may not come together in a ball, but you will be able to form it into a ball).
- Pour it onto a lightly floured* surface and form it into a ball. then divide it into smaller pieces to make into a roll. I weighed mine so they would be more accurate but you don’t have to.
- Cook into boiling water immediately or freeze on a baking tray so they don’t touch each other.
- Cooking is similar to regular gnocchi, they sink when they are raw and float when they are done.
- If you’ve cooked them and wish to crisp them, heat a frying pan with the EVOO or butter and fry each gnocchi so they are golden and crisp on each side.
This is a dinner I made with Cod wrapped in Serrano Ham and had gnocchi as a side.
Notes:
- Cauliflower mash is simply roasted cauliflower with a little EVOO until soft and blended with an immersion blender until smooth, I usually have leftovers so I made gnocchi with the leftovers.
- *Use Lupin flour or vital wheat gluten to dust your work surface.
- These are best fresh but do freeze well. I detected a slight change in texture while JT did not.
Sounds delicious! Can I ask where you get your lupin flour? I found mind on Amazon, and it was pretty expensive. I’m wondering if there’s a less expensive source.
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These look lovely, Eva. Although I don’t follow a low carb diet I have been intrigued to give lupin flour a try. This might be a good way to get started..
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Your low-carb gnocchi recipe sounds fantastic! Using cauliflower mash, vital wheat gluten, and lupin flour is such a clever way to create gnocchi with the right texture and flavor while keeping the carb count low. Nice!
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This is delightful Eva! Always good to find a converted recipe to low carb that you don’t feel deprived. Do you feel your low carb journey has made a difference?
Velva
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Hi Velva, yes, it has always worked wonders for me, thank you for asking.
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They turned out perfect and the creamy cheesy sauce looks bomb.
angiesrecipes
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