Name: Green and Red Summer Sausage Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 pound Johnsonville Summer Sausage, removed from casing and diced; 5 oz diced sun-dried tomatoes; 3/4 cup baby spinach, diced; 1/2 cup olive oil; 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 garlic cloves; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried basil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp black pepper

Tonight is New Year's Eve and I'm more excited for this holiday than I have been in years!

Red and green summer sausage salad (looks festive served at a holiday party, but the recipe works for any time of year)

Nate and I haven't really celebrated since we had our first kid. For many years this day mostly involved 8pm festivities with a fake Netflix countdown. Man, we sure know how to party like it's preschool! Then one time, we rented a suite at a hotel overlooking the San Diego Bay, but the fireworks were cancelled that year due to the Big Bay Boom mishap in which all of the 4th of July fireworks went off at once. Seems weird to punish New Year's Eve for something that Independence Day did, but that's what happened.

In any case, back to today. I'm celebrating like an adult, and this is the perfect opportunity for my favorite summer sausage salad!

I usually serve this summer sausage salad during Christmas, but the grocery stores around us were totally out of summer sausage. I figure people are especially in the mood for salad after the binge-eating that occurs throughout December, and this provides a protein-packed option for people who don't get a chance to have dinner before showing up for a late-night gathering.

When I'm transporting the salad to another location, I like to hold off on the dressing until just before serving. At a party, you can toss the sausage mixture with just enough dressing mixture to help it stick together, and then put the remaining dressing on the side with some small bowls. I usually bring along some drinks and games (Scrabble, anyone?) and we've got a party!

Those are really the only three things you need for memory-making: friends, food and fun.

Yield: 6 servings

Green and Red Summer Sausage Salad

I usually serve this summer sausage salad during Christmas.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 pound Johnsonville Summer Sausage, removed from casing and diced
5 oz diced sun-dried tomatoes
3/4 cup baby spinach, diced
1/2 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper

Instructions

Toss the sausage, sun-dried tomatoes and baby spinach in a bowl.
Blend remaining ingredients to make the dressing.
Drizzle dressing over sausage salad and serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1 serving
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 361Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 714mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 3gSugar: 9gProtein: 10g

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What are you doing for New Year's Eve?