Gnocchi with butternut squash, onion and sage

We spent the afternoon at IKEA, sitting on all the new garden furniture and pretending we were sunbathing in the garden. Well, a girl's got to dream...

I adapted this recipe from one in the April edition of Olive.

You'll need:

a pack of gnocchi
a small butternut squash, peeled and cut into tiny cubes
an onion, thinly sliced
a handful of sage leaves
olive oil
parmesan cheese to grate over the top

Chuck the cubes of squash into a large frying pan, together with the onion and a generous slosh of olive oil. Fry until the squash has softened and browned - it took me about 15-20 minutes. You'll need to keep an eye on it and swish it around, so that the onion doesn't burn. Once the squash is tender, add the sage leaves, and fry for a couple of minutes.

Tip your packet of gnocchi into a pan of boiling water, and leave to cook for 2-3 minutes. The gnocchi are done when they rise to the surface - drain them, then tip into the frying pan with the squash, onion and sage. Mix everything together so the gnocchi takes on the flavours, and then tip into a bowl to serve. Grate lots of parmesan cheese over the top, and a fair bit of black pepper.

We ate our gnocchi with a green salad, but I suspect something tomato-based would also be nice.