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These Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs are a gourmet, sweet, and salty picnic treat! No ordinary dog will exercise when gathering friends together for a summer gathering! This out-of-the-ordinary recipe will exist a major hit!

1 hot dog a year is the max for this skinny chick.  Only after making this sumptuous, upscale hot domestic dog recipe topped with fruit salsa, my melody has inverse!  Learn How to Brand Salary Wrapped Street Hot Dogs in a skillet!

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs with Fruit Salsa on a narrow white ceramic plate

Why Y'all Must Make these Hot Dogs

Lately, I've seen a few jazzed-up hot dogs, similar these Fajita Hot Dogs, that made me look at this American phenomenon in a new lite! When I mentioned that hot dogs were on the menu to the hubby, the silence was palpable. I knew he was thinking a dog from the grocery shop tucked in a mushy, mass-produced bun that he'd have to douse in ketchup.

  • With his kickoff bite of this salary encased, butcher shop hot dog, the picky hubby alleged them a striking. I had planned on grilling simply turned to my non-stick skillet when storms rolled through our area every bit I prepped dinner.
  • The smoky flavour from the bacon kicks these up more than one notch! They were spectacular!
  • Plus the fresh salsa makes for a restaurant-worthy dish by contributing a fresh, sweet to these hot dogs to residuum the savory and salty components.
Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs with Fruit Salsa on a rectangular plate with a ramekin of salsa

How to Make Salary Wrapped Hot Dogs

I was overly optimistic, thinking the salary would be self-sticking like the sparse Italian prosciutto in my Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto. Nope. And then I turned to the trusty toothpick.

  • I inserted one toothpick on each end to anchor the bacon too as to make the picks nearly incommunicable to ignore. There were rumors that my dad accidentally ate a candle on his birthday block when we were kids. Non sure if martinis were involved or not!
  • Apply the toothpick to pierce a slice of bacon on 1 end of the hot dog. Then wind the slice around the dog making a single layer spiral. Insert the second toothpick to hold the other end of the piece in identify.
  • Cook the hot dog in a skillet, turning to ensure all the bacon is cooked thoroughly and the hot dog is hot.
  • PRO-Tip: I worried that my married man might need some sort of throat extraction if he fell to the aforementioned fate every bit my dad and bit into a toothpick! My advice is to pull them out equally y'all load the buns. Between the spicy flavorful dogs, the salty bacon, and the sugariness and spicy fruit salsa, I was in sky with every seize with teeth.
  • Brand certain to buy the best quality hot dogs you can find plus skilful majority bacon and these bacon-wrapped hot dogs volition become a summertime tradition!  I similar to buy mine from my local butcher shop.
Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs with Fruit Salsa on a serving tray

Tips for Making Street Hot Dogs

  • Buy premium hot dogs and bacon if they're in your budget. I got mine at our local meat marketplace, but they'll however be tasty with grocery shop meat.
  • Use a toothpick to secure the bacon and so it doesn't slide off.
  • Make sure to remove whatever toothpicks earlier serving.
  • If you tin find lobster roll style buns with a vertical opening, they volition brand it easier to layer your dogs.
  • Y'all can also brand these hot dogs in the oven. Place on a sheet pan and rotate and then all the bacon is browned and the hotdog is hot, at 400 degrees for nigh xxx minutes.

More than Summertime Entrees

  • Grilled Guacamole Burgers
  • Butter Burgers
  • California Burgers
  • BLT Burgers
  • More Entree Recipes

Ingredients

  • 4 Hot Dogs (I purchased from our nearby butcher shop)
  • 4-6 slices thick bacon
  • iv hot domestic dog buns

Salsa:

  • 1 medium peach, peeled and diced (virtually 1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup diced strawberries
  • 1 medium jalapeno, seeds removed, diced
  • 1 tablespoon minced scarlet onion
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • one tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • ane 1/two teaspoons olive oil

Instructions

  1. Wrap a slice of bacon around each hot dog (yous can add another ½ slice if you want more than coverage, but I had to utilize toothpicks to help the extra slice adhere).
  2. Place in a skillet and cook, turning as needed until bacon is cooked and hot domestic dog is heated through.
  3. While hot dogs are cooking, make salsa. Add all ingredients to a bowl and toss to combine.
  4. Serve hot dogs in buns with your favorite condiments and meridian with salsa.

Notes

Apply good quality hot dogs and bacon for the best results.

You can as well brand these in the oven at 400° for almost 30 minutes, turning occasionally.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

four

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 420 Total Fat: 24g Saturated Fat: 8g Trans Fatty: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 13g Cholesterol: 45mg Sodium: 990mg Carbohydrates: 34g Cobweb: 2g Sugar: 9g Protein: 17g