Sweet and Spicy Sausage Bites

By á-2906

Use spicy hot Italian sausage for these meatballs. It makes a wonderful flavor contrast to the sweet-spicy dip in this novel appetizer.

Ingredients

• 1 lb hot or mild italian sausage, cut into 1" chunks
• 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup drained, chopped mango or peach chutney
• 3 tbsp minced green onion
• 1/4 tsp curry powder
• salt and black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Place sausage in a shallow baking pan or oven-proof skillet.

Bake at 400º for 15 minutes, turning occasionally to brown all over.

Drain sausage pieces on paper toweling.

To prepare sauce, in a bowl, combine yogurt, mayonnaise, chutney, onion and curry powder. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

To serve, insert cocktail picks into sausage. Serve sauce alongside.