Pasta and Smoked Sausage Picnic Salad

Pasta and Smoked Sausage Picnic Salad

czwartek, 30 stycznia 2014

Pasta and Smoked Sausage Picnic Salad

Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 14 ounces smoked cooked sausage

Directions

• 1 Bring pan with 2 to 3 inches of water to a boil.
• 2 Turn heat off and add sausage.
• 3 Immediately cover pan and let sausage stand 15 minutes.
• 4 Remove sausage to a plate and let cool in the refrigerator.
• 5 Meanwhile, prepare vinaigrette dressing by mixing dry mustard, salt, pepper, garlic and vinegar together in a small bowl.
• 6 Slowly whip in olive oil to form an emulsion.
• 7 Cook pasta according to package directions.
• 8 Drain.
• 9 Place in large bowl and toss with 1/4 cup vinaigrette dressing.
• 10 When cool, slice sausage into thin 1/4-inch slices.
• 11 Remove garlic clove from vinaigrette dressing.
• 12 Add sausage, peas, onion, tomatoes, carrots, 1/4 cup basil and remaining vinaigrette to the pasta.
• 13 Sprinkle top with cheese. Garnish with fresh basil.