Sausage, Rice and Bean Salad
Cooking time: 20 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions
I use both white beans and the small, green flageolet that we find easily here in France. I can buy them both in 8oz cans so it's easy to combine them for color and variety. If you only have access to the 15oz cans, use all of one type, white, green or red.
Sausage, Rice and Bean Salad
Total time: 20 minutes
We've added a bit of Basmati rice to this salad - for interest and to round it out for a one dish dinner. Use any flavor sausage you like: Bratwurst, Italian, Duck and Olive....
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup (2.2oz, 65gr) Basmati rice
- 2/3 cup (5oz, 150ml) chicken stock
- 4 - 6 sausages, 10oz total weight, (300gr)
- 1/2 green bell pepper
- 3/4 cup cherry tomatoes
- 8oz (240gr) white beans, drained
- 8oz (240gr) flageolet (green or small lima) beans, drained
or all white beans
- 2 tbs snipped fresh chives
- Salad greens for 2 large salads
- Vinaigrette:
- 1 Tbs Worcestershire
- 2 Tbs ketchup
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbs red wine vinegar
- 3 tbs salad olive oil
Instructions:
- Cook rice according to package directions.
- When done, remove from heat, fluff with fork and put into large serving bowl.
- Cook sausages on barbecue grill for 10 - 15 minutes or until done or in nonstick skillet for same amount of time (until done).
- Open beans, drain, rinse.
- Cut tomatoes in half.
- Cut pepper into matchsticks.
- Snip chives.
- Slice sausages into 1 1/2" (4cm) pieces.
- Prepare salad greens.
- Vinaigrette:
- Put vinegar, ketchup, Worcestershire, garlic in small bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly drizzle in oil, whisking constantly.
- To finish:
- Toss salad greens with a bit of vinaigrette.
- Arrange on 2 plates.
- Layer rice, beans, pepper, tomatoes and sausage on top.
- Drizzle with a bit more vinaigrette and serve, remaining dressing on the side.
Cooking schedule: 20 minutes
Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes
Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives,
scissors, small bowl, whisk, small saucepan, lid,
barbecue grill
or large skillet, salad bowl
Light/turn on barbecue grill if using
Prepare salad greens
Start to cook Basmati
Start to
cook sausages
Slice pepper |
Cut cherry tomatoes
Open, drain, rinse beans
Snip herbs
Turn sausages
Make vinaigrette
Toss lettuce with vinaigrette, arrange on plates
Remove sausages when done, slice
Fluff rice when done
Layer rice, beans, pepper, tomato, sausage
Serve, remaining vinaigrette on the side |