Broccoli chorizo gnocchi - Simply Veg

Ingredients

• 500g pack gnocchi
• 1 bunch tenderstem broccoli, roughly chopped (trim and discard about an inch off the ends and chop the stems smaller than the tops for what’s left)
• Chorizo (cooked fresh chorizo chopped small, or tear slices of chorizo in to add after cooking)
• 2 garlic cloves, grated
• 150g frozen or fresh peas
• 150ml crème fraîche
• Juice of ½ lemon (plus 2 tsp zest, optional)
• 50ml boiling water
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Handful of roughly chopped fresh mint or basil, optional
• Oil (olive or vegetable), for frying
• Rocket or mixed salad leaves and balsamic dressing to serve, optional