Grilled Sausage and Fennel Salad
Serves 4|
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Ingredients
- 2 red onions, cut into rounds
- 1 fennel bulb, cut into wedges
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 8 small sweet or hot Italian sausage links (about 1 1/2 pounds total)
- 6 cups spinach
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
Directions
- Heat grill to medium-high. In a large bowl, toss the onions and fennel with 1 tablespoon of the oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
- Grill the vegetables and sausages, turning occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the sausages are cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
- In a large bowl, toss the grilled vegetables with the spinach, vinegar, remaining tablespoon olive oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- Divide the salad among bowls and top with the sausage and blue cheese.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 518Calories From Fat 348
- Protein 25g
- Carbohydrate 18g
- Sugar 4g
- Fiber 5g
- Fat 39g
- Sat Fat 15g
- Calcium 237mg
- Iron 3mg
- Sodium 1894mg
- Cholesterol 71mg
What does this mean? See
Nutrition 101
.
Quick Tip
For easy grilling, leave the root end of the fennel bulb intact when you cut it into wedges.
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