Gnocchi with crispy bacon and spinach pesto

Description
Gnocchi makes an easy-peasy 10-minute dinner. It's so simple to give homemade pesto a healthy boost using fresh spinach.
Ingredients
- 15g/½oz fresh basil
- 30g/1oz baby spinach
- 1 tbsp freshly grated parmesan (or alternative vegetarian hard cheese)
- 2–3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon, juice only
- 140g/5oz bacon, cut into small pieces
- 500g pack potato gnocchi
- large pinch sea salt
Directions
- To make the pesto, put the basil, spinach, Parmesan, salt and half the olive oil in a blender or mini food processor and blend. Keep adding oil, until your pesto is smooth. Season the pesto with a squeeze of lemon juice, and more salt, if needed.
- Put the bacon in a small, cold frying pan and set it over a medium–high heat. Cook for 4–5 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
- Cook the gnocchi in a large pan of boiling water according to the packet instructions. They are done when the gnocchi float to the top. Drain and return to the pan.
- Stir in the pesto and bacon and serve.