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Old World Gourmet Bistro Style Fettuccine Recipe

June 12, 2015 by Catherine Pappas 6 Comments

This Bistro Style Fettuccine recipe boasts of fresh baby spinach lightly sautéed in butter and olive oil, then tossed together with apricots, slivered almonds, and soppressata. It’s a light yet satisfying meal that’s Old-World gourmet and budget friendly.

Bistro-Style Fettuccine (w/ Baby Spinach, Dried Apricots & Almonds)

Life can get really hectic, especially in the summertime as the warm weather rolls in and we all enjoy spending more time outdoors. Honestly, even I, someone who develops recipes as a profession, find myself struggling from time to time to take the same care with myself as I do with dishes for Living the Gourmet. Many times, especially towards the end of the week, it’s easy to just ‘throw something together’ with little mind towards enjoying, let alone savoring the meal. That’s when this simple 30-Minute Bistro Style Fettuccine comes in handy the most.

Last week, for example, after a line of back to back content, I was simply worn out at the end of the day, and I use the word ‘day’ sparingly as it was actually nearing midnight. I figured I would just throw together an omelet, but whether from pure frustration or a late night stroke of creativity, as I stood at the kitchen sink with the bowl and the eggs, I paused, refusing to go any further down that path. Not only did I not really ‘want’ the omelet, but I found myself calculating just how long that ‘quick’ meal would take versus something I would actually enjoy, something that would allow me to feel like I was indulging as opposed to just eating for the sake of eating.

That settled it, I was going to make myself something nice, but with roughly the same investment of time and effort as that ‘quick meal’ would have required.

Bistro-Style Fettuccine (w/ Baby Spinach, Dried Apricots & Almonds)

This new dish would have to consist of ingredients that I had on hand, given my ‘forethought and planning’ consisted of about three minutes worth of thinking at the kitchen sink. After quickly perusing my pantry, I selected a box of fettuccine, a container of dried apricots, a soppressata, and a packet of almonds. After that, I decided to use the garlic and baby spinach I was going to use in the omelet to complete what had become my simple “Fettuccini Medianoche Rústico.”

After sautéeing the apricots with the almonds, spinach, and garlic in butter and oil, I added the fettuccine, some soppressata slices, and shavings of Asiago cheese.

After I was done preparing this Bistro Style Fettuccine, I realized I couldn’t just eat this in the quiet drear of my dining room. Instead, I decided to treat myself as if I were at a late night bistro and set a cloth over the table on my porch, lit a candle, selected a cabernet sauvignon, and enjoyed what remained of the crisp summer night, relaxing over dinner.

Bistro-Style Fettuccine (w/ Baby Spinach, Dried Apricots & Almonds)

5.0 from 4 reviews
Bistro-Style Fettuccine
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
This Bistro Style Fettuccine with Baby Spinach, Dried Apricots, Soppresata, and Almonds is a gourmet one-skillet meal that can be ready for the table in just 30 minutes.
Author: Catherine Pappas from Living the Gourmet
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 lb fresh baby spinach
  • 1 cup dried apricots – sliced
  • ½ cup Asiago cheese - sliced
  • ¼ cup almonds - sliced
  • ¼ cup of kalamata olives – pitted and sliced
  • 4 – 5 cloves of garlic – grilled
  • ¼ lemon – sliced thin with the skin
  • ½ cup of dried sausage - Soppressata – sliced thin
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 – 4 tbsp butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
  1. Prepare the fettuccine as directed.
  2. While preparing fettuccine, sauté the spinach and apricots.
  3. Heat a small cast iron frying pan; add the garlic with the skin and let the garlic char a bit. Remove from the pan and let cool.
  4. Squeeze the garlic from the skin and chop.
  5. Heat a large cast iron frying pan with the olive oil and butter.
  6. Add the dried sliced apricots, chopped garlic and the sliced almonds along with the seasonings and sauté over a gentle heat.
  7. Add the spinach, olives and the sliced lemons and toss.
  8. Lift the fettuccine from the water into the pan along with an extra tablespoon or two of the water from the fettuccine.
  9. Add the dried sausage, sliced Asiago cheese, and toss.
  10. Serve with a dash of fresh black pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
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Comments

  1. peter @feedyoursoultoo says

    June 19, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    This looks wonderful. The funny thing is I was already thinking about my Sunday dinner. I just got a pasta attachment for my kitchenaid. Your recipe is almost exactly what I had in mind.
    Reply
  2. Linda (Meal Planning Maven) says

    June 19, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    What a lovely dish for summer Catherine! A perfect choice for Sunday supper or for adding some "pop" to your mid-week dinners. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Healing Tomato says

    June 19, 2015 at 6:14 pm

    I love all the flavor combinations in this recipe. I am a huge fan of Pasta and fettuccine is one of my all time favorites

    Reply
  4. Suzy @ The Mediterranean Dish says

    June 22, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    This is a recipe after my own heart! Love the use of apricots and almonds here. Excellent!

    Reply
  5. Tara says

    June 22, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    My mouth is watering looking at this amazing pasta!!

    Reply

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