Warm Salad of Greens, Italian Sausage and Potatoes Recipe

Warm Salad of Greens, Italian Sausage and Potatoes Recipe

  • 1 pound mustard greens or kale, trimmed, washed and coarsely chopped
  • 1 pound new potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
  • 1/2 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
  • 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
  • 1 small clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  1. Bring 2 cups lightly salted water to a boil in a large wide pan. Add mustard greens (or kale), cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Stir in potatoes; add about 1/2 cup water, if needed. Cover and cook until the potatoes and greens are tender, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Drain and place in a large bowl.
  2. Meanwhile, cook sausage with fennel seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, turning from time to time, until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. (The seeds will adhere to the sausage.) Drain. Cut sausage into 1/2-inch-thick slices; add to the potato mixture.
  3. Whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Pour over the sausage-potato mixture and toss to blend. Serve immediately.