CHEESE DUMPLINGS

Identity Card of the Recipe

182 KCal Calories per serving

Ingrediants

For the dumplings

60 g (1 medium) of eggs
250 g of fresh ricotta
About 120 g of breadcrumbs
a grated nutmeg
60 g of spreadable cheese
50 g of grated Parmesan cheese

For the cooking

q.s. of water
a handful of salt

For the sauce

q.s. of salt
1 tablespoon (10 ml) of extra virgin olive oil
a few basil leaves
250 g of tomato puree
q.s. of pepper

Materials Needed

1 bowl
2 wooden spoons
Large saucepan for boiling water
Pan with lid for the sauce
1 grater for the nutmeg
Latex gloves (optional)

Preparation

First, prepare the sauce: pour the tomato puree into a saucepan, season with salt, pepper, a drop of oil and chopped basil. Boil over low heat for 5 minutes.
In the meantime, prepare the dough for the dumplings. In a large bowl, pour the ricotta, the spreadable cheese and the parmesan. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
Season the cream cheese with a pinch of flavored salt and ½ grated nutmeg.

Alternative to flavored salt
Alternatively, you can use simple cooking salt and flavor the cream with a mix of spices to taste. However, the flavored salt gives a special flavor to the dumplings.

Mix everything with an egg.
Finally, add the right amount of breadcrumbs (about 120 g), until you reach the desired consistency.
With your hands, get many cylinders, then cut them with a knife forming fairly regular pieces.
Form many balls and dip them into boiling salted water. Wait for them to come to the surface (it takes about a couple of minutes), then flavor them with the tomato sauce.
Serve piping hot with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.

Alice's comment - PersonalCooker

Ideal to be prepared even at the last moment, the gnocchi with cheese will undoubtedly be appreciated for their delicacy. And then the contrast with the pleasantly sour sauce made by the tomato is a perfect combination. Serve hot with a sprinkling of parmesan a satisfaction for the palate !

Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe

Compared to the traditional recipe, Alice's cheese dumplings are an extremely light and low-calorie first course. However, the energy value on the side does NOT correspond to a "whole portion, which would be at least 200g and equivalent to about 360kcal. The lipid profile is not the best but, considering the nature of the recipe, you couldn't do better! L "protein intake is good, both from a quantitative point of view and from that of biological value.