Main course. Traditional dish. Vegetarian.

Beetroot dumplings with grey cheese and brown butter

Time to prepare: 45 min.

4 servings

Beetroot dumplings with grey cheese and brown butter are part of every alpine hut in South Tyrol. You definitely should try it out!

Ingredients

4 servings

50 g onions, finely diced

100 g boiled beetroot with the South Tyrolean seal of quality

20 g butter with the South Tyrolean seal of quality

120 g breadcrumbs (Knödelbrot)

2 eggs with the South Tyrolean seal of quality

50 g South Tyrolean grey cheese or tasty mountain cheese, cut into small cubes

20 g flour

1 tbsp parsley, chopped

salt

20 g butter

20 g South Tyrolean hard cheese or Parmesan

Preparation

Time to prepare: 45 min.

Sweat the onions in butter and then spoon them over the breadcrumbs. Peel the beetroot and cut into chunks. Purée the beetroot with the eggs in the blender and then combine with the cheese and the breadcrumbs. Add the flour and parsley and season with salt. Leave the dumpling mixture to rest for 15 minutes. Shape the dumplings and then boil in salted water for 15 minutes. Serve with melted butter and grated South Tyrolean hard cheese or Parmesan (grey cheese also possible).

Children love “red” dumplings with butter and South Tyrolean hard cheese or Parmesan.