Dried Apricot Chipotle Sandwich Spread

Susie D's Note:

This is like spicy sunshine when used as a spread on a hamburger or in a wrap. The tartness from the lime is a contrast with the sweetness of the dried fruit. It is important to allow the full soaking time for the apricots. From Southern Living magazine.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 1.0 cup

• ½ cup dried apricot
• ¼ cup hot water
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo , chopped
• 2 tablespoons green onions , finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce , from the can

Directions:

1. Stir together the dried apricots, hot water, & lime juice. Let soak a full 15 minutes. Drain. Pat the apricots dry & chop finely.
2. Stir in mayo, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, & green onion.
3. Cover & chill until time to serve.
4. Note The original recipe had this fairly chunky in texture. The next day I ended up whizzing everything in a mini chopper to make a fairly smooth spread to use on a turkey, swiss, & bacon wrap.

Reviews

[Elmotoo]

OMG IS THIS DELICIOUS!!! And if you follow the directions, fast & easy. I am notorious for not following recipes so it took me awhile. Knowing how piggish we are, I decided to double the recipe. Except I only had 3/4c apricots. So I added 1/4c dried figlets. So far so good. Then I thought I would moosh the whole batch in the mini prep. NO! If you double this, use a regular food processor or blender!! I eventually got everything pureed & combined. VERY TASTY. OMG is this delicious. I 'marinated' my chickyboobs in the limeysoakingwater, too. Made for ZWT5. Thanks, hunny!