Apricot Mustard Sauce

Prepare the sauce up to two days in advance, and reheat in a saucepan over medium-low heat before serving. It's delicious with ham or roast chicken or pork.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  extra-virgin olive oil
• 3  tablespoons  minced red onion
• 1  cup  apricot nectar
• 2/3  cup  finely chopped dried apricots
• 3  tablespoons  apricot preserves
• 2  tablespoons  Dijon mustard
• 1  teaspoon  minced fresh sage

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion to pan; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add nectar and apricots to pan; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup (about 8 minutes). Stir in preserves and mustard; cook 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in sage; cook 30 seconds. Serve warm.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

61 (18% from fat)

Fat:

1.2g (sat 0.2g,mono 0.8g,poly 0.2g)

Protein:

0.5g

Carbohydrate:

12.6g

Fiber:

0.7g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.5mg

Sodium:

63mg

Calcium:

8mg