Bacon Wrapped Sausage Coins With Apricot Dipping Sauce

Bacon Wrapped Sausage Coins with Apricot Dipping Sauce

Dipping sauce:
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon water
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Sausage coins:
1 14-ounce package smoked sausage, sliced into 1/3" rounds
1 16-ounce package bacon, each slice cut into three pieces

Put the sauce ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth; set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. (Makes for much easier clean up).

Wrap bacon pieces around the sausage rounds; secure with tooth picks.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes (per side) until the bacon is crisp. Serve with the apricot dipping sauce.

Both the sauce and "coins" can be prepared ahead of time.  Chill the sauce until ready to serve.  Wrap the sausage coins and place on a plate, cover and chill until ready to bake. (I haven't tried baking them ahead of time but I would imagine they would keep for a day chilled then reheated in the oven a bit before serving.)