Garlic gnocci with purple sprouting broccoli

This is a lovely dish which combines the warmth and comfort of gnocci with the springlike brightness of purple sprouting broccoli.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Onion, finely chopped
• 4 Garlic cloves, finely chopped or crushed
• 1 Red chilli, finely chopped
• 75g Butter
• 1 Lemon, juiced
• 30g Parmesan (or veggie alternative), finely grated, plus extra to serve
• ½ tsp Dijon mustard

Method:

1. Heat the olive oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry the broccoli for 5-10 minutes or until it begins to crisp up.
2. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over a medium heat and add the olive oil. Cook the onion until translucent, then add the garlic and chilli, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the butter, lemon juice, parmesan, mustard and plenty of seasoning, and cook on a low-medium heat until the cheese is melted and everything is combined (reserve a little sauce to drizzle over the broccoli).
3. Simmer over a low heat while you cook the gnocchi following pack instructions. Drain the gnocchi, saving a little of the cooking water, and tip everything into the sauce, adding a little of the reserved cooking water to loosen if needed.
4. Serve in warm bowls topped with the broccoli, a squeeze of lemon juice and extra parmesan, if you like.