BLOR - AN ARMENIAN GRAIN SOUP

INGREDIENTS, DUMPLINGS: Serves 4

• 1½ cup oatmeal

• ½ cup fine bulghour

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ cup water

DIRECTIONS, DUMPLINGS: 

1.  Mix all the above ingredients together into a dough and knead well. Shape dough into ¾" diameter
     balls.  These balls are called blors and will be cooked in a broth.


INGREDIENTS, BROTH:


• 6 cups beef or chicken broth

• ½ cup chopped tomatoes

• ½ cup minced yellow onions

• 1 pound chopped fresh spinach,  fresh is good,  frozen is acceptable

• ½ cup chopped Armenian or Italian parsley


DIRECTIONS, BROTH: 

1.  Bring the broth to a boil and brown off the minced onions in a little olive oil. 
 
2.  Add the blors and all the other ingredients to the broth. 

3.  Season to taste with salt and pepper and boil for 8-10 minutes and serve hot.