Clean and quarter the asparagus and cook the pieces in salted water for 5 - 7 minutes. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into strips. Peel the garlic and chop in to fine slithers.
Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a pan and fry the gnocchi for about 5 minutes and set aside. Put 1 tablespoon butter in the pan and sauté the garlic. Add the tomato strips and fry briefly.
Drain the asparagus pieces briefly and add them to the pan. Stir in the gnocchi and season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.