Spinach and ricotta dumplings with tomato salsa

Quick and easy spinach dumplings.

Ingredients (makes 14 dumplings)

250g Fresh Ricotta
1/2 cup frozen spinach (thawed, well drained)
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1 egg
60g butter
lemon rind (optional)
avocado
chopped tomatoes (any variety)
garlic (finely chopped or minced)
spring onion or shallot onion (finely chopped)

Method

In a large bowl combine ricotta, spinach, flour, parmesan and egg. Gently mix together. Add lemon rind at this stage if using. Season to taste. Chill for 10 mins.
TOMATO SALSA: Combine tomatoes, avocado, garlic and onions together.
Bring water to boil in a saucepan.
Roll tablespoons of ricotta mixture into ball, tossing in extra flour to coat. Working in batches drop balls into boiling water. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, until firm and floating on surface. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate.
In a large non stick frypan, heat butter on high. Fry dumplings for 2-3 minutes, shaking pan occasionally, until lightly golden brown. Serve on top of salsa.

Notes

Tomato Salsa - use any variety of tomato and add anything extra you may like - basil, capers, chilli etc Instead of a tomato salsa you could have the dumplings with pasta sauce.

38 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 05 Mar 2022
    10:25 am
Oh yes please. Love the sound of these

- - nadine_hill said
  - 18 Aug 2019
    7:16 pm
These flavours sound so good and this would be a first time attempt at dumplings for me! Hope they turn out as good as yours!

- - MrsA said
  - 03 Aug 2019
    8:14 am
I have never made dumplings before so would be interested in trying this!

- - happymum2018 said
  - 30 Apr 2019
    8:25 pm
I need to try this I have never made dumplings like this and I would love to try it tha kyou

- - mom93821 said
  - 30 Jun 2018
    9:26 pm
These dumplings are very tasty and the flavours work.
- mom93821 replied
  
  27 Apr 2020 , 11:20 am
  Dumplings are a favourite food. They are good to eat all of the time.
- - mom101628 said
  - 10 May 2017
    4:41 pm
Oh these look so yummy and they are healthy too. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom112023 said
  - 27 Apr 2017
    2:10 pm
These look and sound like they’ll taste great. Thanks.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 03 Jan 2017
    11:08 am
never made dumplings, but the ingredients sound healthy, I will try them

- - mom134803 said
  - 06 Jul 2016
    7:56 am
Sounds good !
- mom134803 replied
  
  16 Oct 2016 , 7:30 am
  I made these last weeks and my kids loved them. I doubled the spinach and added a large clove of garlic, some fresh basil and a spoon of pesto. Instead of plain flour I used lentil flour (which is 100% lentils) to give it some more nutrition.
- - serotonin said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    10:19 pm
Love finding delicious recipes like this that don’t use meat. These look very yummy. Thanks for sharing!

- - damish70 said
  - 20 Apr 2016
    9:15 pm
I love this variation of a dumpling using my faves spinach & ricotta

- - mom165081 said
  - 01 Feb 2016
    12:18 am
I love the look of these dumplings – looks like a fun midweek family meal.

- - meljware said
  - 16 Jan 2016
    5:00 pm
I love dumplings and what a great flavour combination in this recipe. Can’t wait to make these.

- - mom62624 said
  - 22 Nov 2015
    6:40 am
This is such a simple dumpling recipe; looks great, thanks!.

- - Bela said
  - 01 Nov 2015
    4:14 pm
Yum! I’m definitely trying these. I love gnocci!

- - mom62624 said
  - 25 Oct 2015
    10:48 am
A great recipe; sounds delicious!.

- - jellybean01 said
  - 23 Oct 2015
    11:04 pm
Great recipe thanks for sharing

- - mom62624 said
  - 20 Oct 2015
    7:32 am
Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 18 Oct 2015
    7:43 pm
These look so appetizing!

- - mom103920 said
  - 14 Oct 2015
    11:22 pm
These look amazing. Thanks for sharing.