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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Boil some water for your spinach.
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Be sure to cut the stems off.
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Add the spinach to the boiling water and cook for 1 minute.
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Remove from the water and put it in ice water to stop the cooking.
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Make sure to drain and squeeze the spinach, you do not want it wet!
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Chop the spinach very fine.
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Put the spinach in a nice big bowl.
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Add the ricotta, 4 tablespoons Parmesan, egg yolks, and a couple of pinches of salt and some freshly ground black pepper.
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Mix well.
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Use 1 teaspoon of the mixture and shape the gnocchi gently in your hands until they are the usual shape of gnocchi.
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Butter a casserole dish, lay all the gnocchi in it, and dress it with a sprinkling of the remaining Parmesan.
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Cook at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
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I like to finish my gnocchi by lightly tossing them in a skillet with butter, sage and a dash of cream.
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Enjoy!
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Note: You can fry some sage leaves till crisp in butter to garnish, if you like.