Cherry Ginger Sauce for Angel Cake

Name: Cherry Ginger Sauce for Angel Cake
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Enough for one angel cake
Ingredients: 2 cups nonfat yogurt; 3/4 cup tart dried cherries; 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup dessert wine, like a late-harvest Riesling

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 10 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:Enough for one angel cake

2cups nonfat yogurt
¾cup tart dried cherries
2tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
½cup sugar
1cup dessert wine, like a late-harvest Riesling

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Preparation

Step 1
Place the yogurt in a strainer that has been lined with cheesecloth and place over bowl. Allow to drain for three hours. Discard the whey.
Step 2
Meanwhile, combine the cherries, ginger, sugar and wine and simmer about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside until yogurt is ready.
Step 3
To make sauce, combine 1 cup of drained yogurt with wine-cherry mixture and place in blender or food processor and puree. Serve over slices of angel cake.