Sweet Italian Sausage Bruschetta Bites

Sweet Italian Sausage Bruschetta Bites

Your husband or your kid comes home and surprises you with a guest coming.  You have don't have enough to feed Everybody dinner, so you think, "Let me fill them up on bites".  Perfect idea!  Why not my Sweet Italian Sausage Bruschetta Bites?

Send the kid or husband to the store (or wife, hey!) to get a baguette, scallions and a roll of Italian sausage if you do not already have it on hand.  Mind you, any ground meat will be perfect for this.  You might even try lox or salami!  There are not limits.

Ingredients

1 pound sweet or mild Italian sausage

2 scallions, washed and sliced thinly at angle

baguette or your favorite small loaf

parmigiano, grated

aged balsamic vinegar, to drizzle

salt and pepper

exrta virgin olive oil for drizzling

Cooking spray

Preheat the oven to 375-degrees. 

In a medium bowl, add the sausage, scallions and salt and pepper and mix well.  Form the sausage into generous pillows to top each baguette slice.  

Add a lining of foil to a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray.  Place the sliced baguette onto the baking sheet.  Add the sausage pillows to each baguette slice.  Place the baking sheet into the oven and bake for about twenty-five minutes. 

Remove the pan when done and before letting cool, add the grated parmigiano to soften.  Allow to cool a few minutes prior to serving.  

The sausage will be juicy and aromatic!

Drizzle with aged balsamic prior to serving. 

The aged balsamic and the meat juices will mingle and like evoo and balsamic when making Caprese.  You can garnish with greens, such as Flat-Leaf Italian Parsley or small fresh basil leaves.  

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~Martin
In-House Cook