What to serve with thomas kellers winter squash and mushroom gnocchi

[saralynn77]

Making a special dinner for a special man in my life. I've psyched about the parisienne herbed gnocchi, and would like to serve it with a salad, and a dessert. I really love lemon curd and was going to make that was a pate sucre for a simple tart, but I'm having doubts about the mushrooms not playing well with the lemon. Any suggestions for both the salad and the dessert?

[cheesecake17]

I would do an arugula salad with citrus- grapefruit or oranges.

If the gnocchi are heavy, I'd keep the tart simple and lemony. Refreshing after a heavy meal.

[saralynn77]

perhaps something with oranges for the salad, and adding some chocolate to the meyer lemon tart would work.