Vegetarian Dumpling Soup (with Vegetables)
Cozy vegetarian dumpling soup full of veggies; a healthy, filling, and comforting soup with easy-to-make, fluffy dumplings.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion ()
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 carrots ( )
- 1 leek (thin, )
- 1 bell pepper ( any color)
- 100 g green beans ( 3.5 oz)
- 100 g broccoli (3.5 oz)
- 50 g peas ( 1.8 oz)
- 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1.2 l vegetable stock (5 cups)
- 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp sugar (optional, Note 2)
- a small bunch of fresh herbs (Note 3)
- 2 eggs (Notes 4, 5)
- 1 tbsp sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 90 g all-purpose flour (plus or minus1 tablespoon, 3 oz/ 3/4 cup)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the fresh vegetables: Peel, chop the onion, and set it aside. Peel and chop the garlic and set it aside.Clean and chop the carrots, bell pepper, and leek. Set them all aside in a bowl.
- 2
Sauté onions: Heat the oil and cook the onions until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for another minute.
- 3
Sauté vegetables: Add carrots, pepper, leeks, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, red chili flakes, thyme, salt, and pepper and stir. Stir well and cook for 10 minutes on medium-low heat.
- 4
Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to a boil.
- 5
During the time the soup needs to come to a boil, make the batter for the dumplings.
- 6
Combine eggs and sour cream/yogurt using a fork.
- 7
Add salt and slowly start adding the flour while beating with the fork and incorporating the flour. The mixture should be smooth. Depending on the size of your eggs, you might need a little extra flour. Or a little less if your eggs are small. Check the pictures to see the batter consistency; it should be relatively thick and slowly fall off the fork.
- 8
Turn the heat down to low. Add the green beans to the soup.
- 9
Add the dumplings to the simmering vegetable soup using a teaspoon, which should only be half full of batter. Let simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
- 10
Add the broccoli florets and the peas to the soup and simmer for another 3-4 minutes until the dumplings are fluffy and fully cooked.
- 11
Adjust the taste with white balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, and a pinch of sugar.
- 12
Add the chopped herbs and serve immediately or reheat the soup.