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🍽️ Creamy Tomato Soup with Fluffy Ricotta Dumplings
370 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 kg ripe tomatoes
- 1 carrot
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 shallot
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 600 ml vegetable broth
- 3 egg yolks
- 50 g Parmesan (1 piece)
- 200 g ricotta
- 40 g breadcrumbs
- 40 g flour
- salt
- pepper
- nutmeg
- basil
- 1 pinch sugar
Instructions
- 1. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly and remove the hard stem ends. Cut the tomatoes into large chunks.
- 2. Peel the carrot and cut it into small cubes.
- 3. Wash the celery, clean it, and remove any stringy fibers if necessary. Cut the celery into small cubes as well.
- 4. Peel the shallot and the garlic. Mince both ingredients very finely.
- 5. Heat the oil in a large pot.
- 6. Add the chopped shallot and garlic to the hot oil. Sauté them until translucent, meaning they become soft and see-through.
- 7. Add the diced carrot and celery. Sauté the vegetables briefly.
- 8. Stir the tomato chunks and tomato paste into the vegetables.
- 9. Pour in the vegetable broth until everything is covered.
- 10. Let the soup simmer on medium heat for 25 to 30 minutes.
- 11. Separate the eggs. Save the egg whites for another use.
- 12. Grate the Parmesan finely.
- 13. Mix the ricotta with the egg yolks, breadcrumbs, flour, and grated Parmesan in a bowl.
- 14. Season the ricotta mixture with salt, pepper, and freshly grated nutmeg.
- 15. Wash the basil and shake it dry.
- 16. Pluck the basil leaves from the stems.
- 17. Cut two-thirds of the basil leaves into fine strips.
- 18. Save the remaining basil leaves for decoration.
- 19. Stir the chopped basil strips into the ricotta mixture.
- 20. Bring plenty of salted water to a boil in a pot.
- 21. Use two teaspoons to portion the ricotta mixture.
- 22. Scoop small dumplings from the mixture and drop them directly into the boiling water.
- 23. Let the dumplings cook for 6 to 8 minutes.
- 24. Strain the finished soup through a coarse sieve to remove the vegetable pieces.
- 25. Pour the pureed soup back into the pot.
- 26. Bring the soup back to a boil.
- 27. Season the soup with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar.
- 28. Divide the hot soup among four plates.
- 29. Place the cooked ricotta dumplings on top of the soup.
- 30. Garnish the plates with the remaining fresh basil leaves.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 370
- Protein: 20 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 27 g