Cook the asparagus spears with the sugar in salted water. Cut the spring onions into rings, dice the garlic.
Roast the gnocchi in oil. Pluck the thyme leaves from the stems, add to the gnocchi with the garlic and fry.
Dice the tomatoes and add to the gnocchi with the spring onions.
Season everything with salt and freshly ground pepper and serve with the asparagus.