Gnocchi with red pepper and parsley pesto and blue cheese

Step 1

Preheat the grill to medium-high. Put the peppers, chilli, parsley, garlic, Parmesan and mascarpone in a blender and whizz together. Season, then gently pour in the olive oil through the feeder tube until it forms a luscious sauce. Set aside.

Step 2

Drop the gnocchi into a pan of boiling salted water and cook for 2 minutes until they float to the surface. Drain. Heat a drizzle of oil in a pan over a medium-high heat and fry the gnocchi for 3 minutes until lightly golden. Stir in the sauce and warm through for 2-3 minutes.

Step 3

Pour into an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle over the pine nuts, crumble over the blue cheese, then grill for 3-4 minutes until the cheese melts. Serve with a green salad.