Tonight we felt like going Italian. The main course was a pasta dish, of course; yet again another recipe borrowed from cookinglight.com. The dish consisted of cheese tortellini, spinach wilted in minced garlic, prosciutto, parmesan cheese, and toasted pine nuts. The whole thing took us maybe 10 minutes to throw together. We would highly recommend this dinner if your looking for a simple, delicious meal, with the added bonus of low fat content and lots of healthy greens! We chose to pair this dish with a dry white, assuming the flavors of the garlic, spinach, and cheese would be relatively strong. A nice mild, dry wine seemed like a logical choice. The wine, “Alsace ONE”, came recommended from the manager of a local liquor store, a new wine to us. I was definitely surprised. I was expecting something similar to a pinot, but was met with a floral aroma and a slightly fruity flavor that lingers on the back of your tongue. I can’t say the wine is a new favorite… or even in my top ten. In all honesty the after taste makes me feel like I just drank from a bottle of floral perfume. Chris says he was able to finish the wine without choking, but needless to say, I don’t think we’ll be duplicating this experiment again. Our final assessment is that a better pair would have been something light and sweet to counterbalance the strong flavors of the meal, perhaps a Riesling.
We started our meal with an appetizer of melon wrapped prosciutto. Yum! The sweet and salty flavors were (kiss) Bellissimo! Also a delicious way to enjoy prosciutto if you happened to buy more than the recipe calls for.
Here's the link to the recipe: Click me!
-Sarah and Chris
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