Recipe - Autumn Fruits With Sherry Sabayon Sauce

SAUCE
3 Egg yolks
2 tablespoon Sugar
2/3 cup Sherry
2/3 cup Whipping cream
1 teaspoon Orange peel, grated

FRUIT
1 Cantaloupe
8 Figs, fresh OR
2 pt Strawberries
2 cup Green grapes
One half cup Almonds, cut or sliced up

Seed cantaloupe; cut into thin slices and peel. Cut figs into wedges or
halve strawberries.

Whisk yolks and sugar to blend in top of stainless steel double boiler.
Gradually whisk in half of sherry. Set over simmering water and whisk until
mixture holds shape for 3 seconds when drizzled from whisk, about 5
minutes. Remove from over water and refrigerate until cool, whisking
occasionally. Beat cream until soft peaks form. Fold into sabayon with
remaining sherry and orange peel. Can be prepared 6 hours ahead and
chilled.

To serve, arrange cantaloupe slices around center of plates. Combine figs
or strawberries and grapes and mound in center. Spoon sauce over and
sprinkle with toasted almonds.

from _Bon Appetit_, October 1987.

MM by Sylvia Steiger, GEnie THE.STEIGERS, CI$ 71511,2253, GT Cookbook echo
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