Mix the butter until creamy and mix well with the eggs, flour, milk and salt.
Stir the dough into the boiling, salted water with the help of the dumpling sieve and bring the dumplings to the boil for a few minutes, strain, rinse with cold water.
Prepare the leaf spinach according to the instructions, add the finely chopped garlic cloves, season with salt and pepper, mix in the dumplings and serve with grated cheese and chives