Purple Potato Gnocchi

Name: Purple Potato Gnocchi
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2 to 3
Ingredients: 2 purple sweet potatoes; 1 large egg yolk; 2 cups 00 flour + more for dusting; Nutmeg; Salt & pepper; 1 package Boursin (shallot & chive); 2 small or 1 large cooked beet

Soft, buttery, and topped with a dreamy beet & Boursin sauce. Who says you need to be an Italian grandma to pull this off? Save this for your next kitchen therapy session.

Total time: 1 hr
Serves: 2 to 3
Updated: February 26, 2026
Recipe by: Saba

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Purple Potato Gnocchi

Total: 1 hr
Serves: 2 to 3

Ingredients

2 purple sweet potatoes
1 large egg yolk
2 cups 00 flour + more for dusting
Nutmeg
Salt & pepper
1 package Boursin (shallot & chive)
2 small or 1 large cooked beet

Instructions

Step 1Peel and boil potatoes for 30 minutes until fork-tender. Rice them.
Step 2Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Step 3Add 1 1⁄2 cups flour and the egg yolk. Mix into dough.
Step 4If sticky, dust with more flour. Form into a ball and rest for 10 minutes.
Step 5Divide into 4 balls, roll each into ropes, cut into gnocchi, and dust again. Let rest 30 minutes.
Step 6Boil gnocchi in salted water until they float. Sauté in butter until golden.
Step 7Blend Boursin and beet with 1⁄2 cup pasta water. Add to pan and stir until warmed through. Season to taste.