Our colorful Stuttgarter Spätzle is pleasing to the eye and the tastebuds and is sure to warm even the most dampened spirits! German comfort food: spaetzle made with ham, red onions, Emmenthaler cheese and wilted mache salad greens.
Ingredients
2-1/4cupschopped German Black Forest Ham
3/4cupsliced red onions
1tbspminced garlic
1-1/2cupsheavy cream
1/2cupgrated German Emmentaler cheese
3/4cupblanched fresh or frozen peas
3ozMache salad greenswashed and dried
8ozGerman spaetzle pasta cooked according to package instructions and drained
sea salt and pepper to taste
grated German Emmenthal Cheese to garnish
Instructions
Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat, add Black Forest ham and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Add onions and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes until softened, stir in the garlic and continue cooking for one more minute.
Pour in the cream, stir in the grated cheese and cook until slightly reduced about 1 minute.
Add peas, Mache and Spaetzle pasta and heat through until Mache greens are just wilted.
Season to taste with salt and pepper, and garnish with freshly grated Emmentaler cheese, if desired.