Ingredients
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup chopped dried apricots, divided
2 pounds ground turkey
3⁄4 cup plain breadcrumbs
1 medium shallot, minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
6 ounces thin-sliced bacon
2. Purée orange juice, soy sauce and 1⁄4 cup apricots in a food processor until paste-like.
3. Mix turkey, remaining 3⁄4 cup apricots and breadcrumbs in a bowl; stir in shallot, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, rosemary, salt and egg.
4. Form into a loaf in a 13-by-9-inch pan. Lay bacon over top of loaf. Spread apricot purée over top.
5. Bake until browned and glazed and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center registers 165F, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before slicing. Serves 8.
Recipe by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Relish New American Farmers, "Apricot Heaven," Jan. 2008.





