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Date(s) - 10/02/2023
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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

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