Sage Sausage Bites With Balsamic Apricot Dip

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Extra virgin olive oil
1/2		Onion - chopped
1 1/4 lbs	567g / 20oz	Bulk Italian sweet sausage meat
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chopped fresh sage
1/4 cup	59ml	Balsamic vinegar
1 cup	237ml	Apricot all-fruit spread
		= (or apricot preserves)
1/2 cup	118ml	Spicy brown mustard
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Italian bread crumbs

Recipe Instructions

Preheat a small pot over medium heat and the oven to 425 degrees.

To the pot, add oil and onion. Saute the onion for 1 minute.

In a mixing bowl, combine sweet sausage and chopped sage.

Next, add balsamic vinegar to onion and reduce by half, 1 minute. Remove vinegar from heat and combine with apricot all-fruit spread or preserves and spicy mustard. Stir until mustard is fully incorporated. Dip will be glossy and brown in color.

Add 2 tablespoonfuls of apricot dip to bulk sausage and mix. Form meat into bite-size nuggets, coat in bread crumbs then place on nonstick cookie sheet. Recipe will make 20 to 24 pieces. Bake 15 to 17 minutes, until evenly browned, turning occasionally. Drain, then serve with party picks for dipping with remaining balsamic apricot mustard dip.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
30 MINUTE MEALS with Rachael Ray - (Show # TM-1D20) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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