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Easy Wilted Spinach Sausage Salad

Have you ever eaten a warm salad? If not, this easy sausage salad recipe with wilted spinach just might make you a fan. Top with red peppers and green onions for a delicious salad experience.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 245 kcal

Equipment

  • large skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Italian sausage
  • 1 teaspoon caraway or fennel seeds
  • 4 cloves minced garlic or granulated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • cup malt vinegar
  • 1 red pepper, sliced into rings
  • 4 green onions, sliced
  • 4 fresh mushrooms, sliced optional
  • 8 cups torn spinach leaves or Swiss chard

Instructions
 

  • Brown the Italian sausage in a large skillet along with the caraway seeds and the garlic.
  • While the sausage cooks, slice the red pepper and green onions.
  • After the sausage is cooked, stir in the dried basil and the malt vinegar.
  • Let simmer on the stovetop, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
  • While the sausage mixture is simmering, gather four bowls for serving the salad.
  • Wilt the spinach by placing two cups of spinach in each bowl, and cooking each bowl for one minute. If you decide to cook two bowls together, increase the microwave cooking time to 1 and 1/2 minutes.
  • When the sausage mixture has simmered for 5 minutes, remove it from the heat.
  • Top each bowl of wilted spinach with 1/4 of the sausage mixture, then add the red peppers and green onions to each bowl.
  • Top with sliced, fresh mushrooms, if using.
Keyword easy recipes, salads