Sage Sausage Bites with Balsamic Apricot Dip

Name: Sage Sausage Bites with Balsamic Apricot Dip
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters balsamic vinegar, eyeball it; 8 servings Italian beer (Moretti, Peroni); 237 milliliters Italian bread crumbs, a couple of handfuls; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh sage, 4 or 5 sprigs, slivered; 1 Tbsp evoo -- extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan; 1 onion, chopped; 567 grams bulk Italian sweet sausage meat; 118 milliliters spicy brown mustard; 237 milliliters apricot all-fruit spread or, apricot preserves; 8 servings San Pelligrino water and sliced citrus fruit; 8 servings wines (chianti classico, primitivo, nero davola)

Sage Sausage Bites with Balsamic Apricot Dip is a dairy free recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 493 calories, 14g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Super Bowl. Head to the store and pick up wines, beer, evoo -- olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a side dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 22 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Apricot Brie Bites with Crispy Sage, Turkey with Sausage, Apricot, and Sage Stuffing, and Pecan Roasted Beet Dip with Sage.

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

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To the pot, add oil and onion.

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Saute the onion for 1 minute.

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

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Next, add balsamic vinegar to onion and reduce by half, 1 minute.

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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.

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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.

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