Sausage Spinach Salad

Name: Sausage Spinach Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided; 2 fully cooked Italian chicken sausage links (3 ounces each), cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1/2 medium onion, halved and sliced; 4 cups fresh baby spinach; 1-1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon stone-ground mustard

Want a fast way to turn a salad into a hearty meal? Add sausage. The mustard dressing also goes with smoked salmon or chicken. —Deborah Williams, Peoria, Arizona

Ingredients

4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
2 fully cooked Italian chicken sausage links (3 ounces each), cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 medium onion, halved and sliced
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, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium heat. Add sausage and onion; cook and stir until sausage is lightly browned and onion is crisp-tender.
Place spinach in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, mustard and remaining oil. Drizzle over spinach; toss to coat. Add sausage mixture; serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

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

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

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SimpleFoods

Aug 26, 2015

I will make this and know we'll enjoy it; however, instead of mixing the dressing "in a small bowl", I will mix it in the pan where I fried the sausage and onions (after the pan has cooled, not hot). As I stir/mix that, it will loosen any residual scrapings that will only add to the wonderful taste!
Moonbeam81

Jul 22, 2014

Very tasty. We added fresh herbs to spice it up a bit more. This is a go to for dinner.
CatMurphy

Apr 16, 2014

This was a nice change from the typical hot bacon and spinach salad.
MurphyNJ

Apr 13, 2014

When I made this, I ending up putting the spinach in the skillet also - when the sausage and onions were just about fully cooked. I continued sautéing until the spinach was cooked down.. Delicious!
gucci65

Mar 31, 2014

Made this for friends for lunch. Used white balsamic vinegar. How wonderful. !!!!!!