Colorful marbles as a soup garnish

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 60 g semolina (durum wheat semolina)
• 1 egg(s)
• n. B. Salt
• n. B. Nutmeg
• 30 g sour cream
• 1 tbsp Parmesan, grated, up to 2 tbsp
• e.g. turmeric
• 30 g semolina (durum wheat semolina)
• 35 g tomato paste
• 30 g semolina (durum wheat semolina)
• 30 g Ajvar, mild
• 30 g semolina (durum wheat semolina)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Differently colored marble-shaped semolina dumplings; firm dumplings – cook without semolina

First, mix the ingredients for the base mixture thoroughly, then divide the dough into thirds. The ingredients for the different colored marbles are each intended for one third of the dough – if you want all the marbles in one color, you’ll need to triple the additional ingredients for that chosen color! Now mix or knead each third of the dough well with the additional ingredients. This results in quite firm dough, so work it really thoroughly; don’t just add more liquid or anything. Now let the finished dough stand for about 20 minutes to expand. Meanwhile, bring salted water to a boil in a very wide pot. Now, using a ball cutter (keep it well in the boiling water before each use!), shape the mixture into marbles – and then cook gently for about 15-17 minutes. I used 12 marbles of each color – perfect for 4 servings. If you’re not TOO precise with the shaping, it goes very quickly with the ball cutter – then they’ll all be finished together afterwards. Since these mixtures produce rather firm marbles, they can easily be boiled for 20 minutes. Note: Depending on the color of your planned soup, this will certainly work with other “coloring ingredients”… e.g., wild garlic paste or other herb pastes for green marbles (or even half and half herb paste + sour cream)… or even beetroot puree for pink marbles… or whatever you like. The marbles also go well in a colorful vegetable soup for children – especially if you also make marbles from carrots, kohlrabi, zucchini, etc. using a ball cutter and perhaps add snow peas and sweetcorn.