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October’s Spice: Cinnamon

Recipe: Apple Sausage Salad

INGREDIENTS

• 4 slices cinnamon-raisin bread
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 10 ounces spring mix salad greens
• 2 cups sliced fresh Bartlett pears
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1/2 cup dried sweet cherries
• 12 ounces fully cooked apple chicken sausage links

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Cut each slice of bread into 12 cubes; scatter over a pan. and bake until toasted for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring halfway. Cool 5 minutes.
2. Combine next 4 ingredients plus salt and pepper in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake until blended.
3. Cut sausage diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices. In a large nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, 2-3 minutes per side.
4. Divide salad greens among six dinner-size plates; add sausage to each plate. Top with pear slices, toasted walnuts, cherries, and croutons. Shake dressing again; spoon over salad and serve immediately.

Cookbooks with cinnamon recipes:

• Danielle Walker’s Eat What You Love: Everyday Comfort Food You Crave
• It’s All Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow
• Cook it in Cast Iron by America’s Test Kitchen
• Bittman Bread by Mark Bittman and Kerri Conan
• Truly Simple by Kristin Cavallari
• The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook by Gina Homolka
• Cookies & Cream by Tessa Arias
• The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook by Mary Younkin

Starting October 2nd, check out the latest book at the Stearns Park StoryWalk® in Columbus! Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies is a charming and informative story.

The StoryWalk® begins at the playground and continues counter-clockwise on the path around the park. Bat Loves the Night will be available to read through the end of November.

Scan the QR code on the last panel to enter to win a prize pack, which includes a copy of the book and a Squishmallows plush bat!