Alfredo Sauce On Pasta With Fruit Salad Courtesy Sandi Richard

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Alfredo Sauce On Pasta With Fruit Salad Courtesy Sandi Richard

 

2 cups chopped seasonal fruit (e.g. Mandarins. grapes, cantaloupe)

1 can fruit cocktail, unsweetened

French vanilla yogurt is nice on top (optional)

Water

3/4 lb. / 350 g linguini pasta

1 tsp olive oil

1/2 tsp dried basil leaves (optional)

1 1/2 tsp olive oil

1 1/2 tsp butter

2 shallots

2 tsp fresh garlic (from a jar) or two finely minced cloves

1 tbsp cornstarch

2 cups 10% cream

1/2 cup light Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup white wine

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Pinch of nutmeg

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper

 

Directions:

Alfredo Sauce On Pasta With Fruit Salad

Slice or cube your favorite seasonal fruit and mix together with fruit

cocktail in a small bowl.

Serve this to whoever is starving.

Fill a large stove-top pot with water.

Cover and bring to a boil.

Place pasta in boiling water and set timer for 10 minutes (or follow

package directions).

When timer rings for pasta rinse in a colander under hot water.

Return to pasta pot and toss with a little olive oil and dried basil.

Cover and set aside.

When dinner is almost ready to be served...

Melt butter and oil together, in a medium size stove-top pan with lid, at

medium heat.

Finely chop shallots adding to pan as you cut.

Add garlic and sauté for a couple of minutes.

Remove pan from heat.

Whisk in cornstarch and gradually whisk in cream. Return pan to stove at

med-low.

Add Parmesan cheese, white wine, mustard, and spice. Stir occasionally

until thickened.