Warm Pasta Salad with Sausage and Peppers
Total time: 25 minutes
This is a bit of a cross between a hot 'winter' pasta dish and a cold 'summer' salad. Lightly dressed with Balsamic vinegar, it has the taste of a salad with very little oil.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups (4.2oz, 125gr) bite-sized pasta penne, rigatoni...
- 12oz (360gr) sausages, total weight I used pork with herbs, you could use Italian, Brats, Turkey
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1/2 green or yellow bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs red wine substitute sherry
- 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbs red wine vinegar
- 1 tbs whole grain mustard
- 1/3 cup shredded cheese
- 2 tbs fresh marjoram or oregano leaves substitute 2 tsp dried
Instructions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
- Slice pepper into long strips, then cut strips in half.
- Slice onion.
- Heat 1 tbs oil in large, nonstick skillet. Add onions, peppers and sauté for 5 minute.
- Cut sausages into 1" (2.5cm) lengths and add to skillet. Sauté until cooked through.
- In a small bowl whisk together the wine, Worcestershire, vinegar and mustard.
- Add to skillet and bring to a boil, stirring to combine.
- Remove from heat, add pasta and herbs, stir well.
- Put into a large pasta or salad bowl, sprinkle with cheese and serve.