Name: Sage Sausage Bites with Balsamic Dip
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Secolari Mission Olive Oil; 1 sweet onion (minced); 1 1/4 pounds italian sweet ground sausage; Secolari Wild Porcini Sea Salt; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage (minced); 1/4 cup Secolari Traditional Balsamic; 1 cup apricot preserve; 1/2 cup spicy brown mustard; 1 cup italian bread crumbs

Sage Sausage Bites with Balsamic Dip

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Course Appetizer

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Secolari Mission Olive Oil
1 sweet onion minced
1 1/4 pounds italian sweet ground sausage
Secolari Wild Porcini Sea Salt
3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage minced
1/4 cup Secolari Traditional Balsamic
1 cup apricot preserve
1/2 cup spicy brown mustard
1 cup italian bread crumbs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Add oil to a skillet set on medium heat. When hot, add onion and sauté until soft and golden.
In a bowl, combine sausage, salt and chopped sage.
Add balsamic to skillet with onion and reduce by half, about 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and combine with apricot preserves and spicy mustard.
Stir until mustard is fully incorporated. Note: Dip will be glossy and slightly brown in color.
Add 2 tablespoons of onion mixture to sausage and mix well.
Take about a tablespoon of sausage mixture and create bite size nuggets.
Coat each nugget in breadcrumbs shaking any excess breadcrumbs.
Place nuggets about an inch apart on nonstick cookie sheet.
Bake 15 – 17 minutes, until evenly browned; turning once.
When ready, transfer to serving dish and serve with remaining balsamic onion dip.