Barley dumplings in tomato sauce with celery cream

Preparation
90 min
Recipe author
Marija Bošnjak
Barley dumplings in tomato sauce with celery cream

Ingredients

200g barley

8g chia seeds

50g Onion paste 20g Garlic paste 20g Tomato paste

10g salt

5g Ground black pepper 20g Vegeta Smoked 500g Tomato sauce

1.5g fresh rosemary

20g sugar

500g celery root

1000ml milk

50g butter

Preparation steps

Weight for 4 portions – 0,8 kg

1

Soak the barley and chia seeds separately in water.

2

After soaking, cook the barley. Blend two-thirds of the cooked barley, leaving the rest whole.

3

Add all the barley, the onion and garlic paste, tomato concentrate, soaked chia seeds, and spices to the bowl. Mix everything well until you achieve a uniform mixture.

4

If the mixture is too soft, add breadcrumbs.

5

Shape the balls, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 °C.

Tomato sauce

1

Place the tomato sauce in a pot, add spices, fresh rosemary, and a little sugar to balance the flavors. Cook for about 10 minutes.

2

Celery cream

3

Boil the celeriac in milk. Drain the cooked celeriac and blend it with butter and salt. If you want a creamier texture, you can also add plant-based cooking cream.

4

Complete the dish with microgreens.

Tip

Chia seeds are a substitute for eggs and are used to bind the mixture for the vegan version.

Serving

Complete the dish with microgreens.