Sausage Spinach Salad Recipe

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A fast way to turn a tangy summer salad into a hearty meal is to add sausage. I use chicken sausage but you can use different varieties and flavors. The mustard dressing is also nice with smoked salmon or chicken. —Deb Williams, Peoria, Arizona

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Sausage Spinach Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

2 fully cooked Italian chicken sausage links (3 ounces each), cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 medium onion, halved and sliced
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
4 cups fresh baby spinach
1-1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon stone-ground mustard

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook sausage and onion in 1 teaspoon oil until sausage is browned.
Meanwhile, place spinach in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, mustard and remaining oil. Drizzle over spinach; toss to coat. Stir in sausage mixture; serve immediately. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2-1/2 cups equals 244 calories, 16 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 65 mg cholesterol, 581 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 2 fat.

Originally published as Sausage Spinach Salad in Healthy Cooking June/July 2012, p57