Warm Pasta Salad with Italian Turkey Sausage

Grilling the vegetables and sausage gives an outdoorsy smokiness to this main-dish salad.

from Family Circle

Warm Pasta Salad with Italian Turkey Sausage
Servings: 6 Prep 15 mins Cook 12 mins Grill 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
  • 1 eggplant (1-1/2 pounds), cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 2 hot or sweet Italian sausages
  • 8 ounces wagon wheel pasta

Make It

1. Prepare charcoal grill with medium-hot coals or heat gas grill to medium-high. Whisk 4 tablespoons of the oil, the vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Set aside.

2. Brush tomatoes, eggplant and onion with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Pierce sausage several times with the point of a small knife. Coat grill with nonstick cooking spray for grilling. Grill vegetables and sausages, turning often, 13 to 15 minutes or until sausages are no longer pink and vegetables are crisp-tender.

3. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; place in a bowl.

4. Remove vegetables from grill and chop; cut sausages into coins, then cut each coin in half and add sausage and vegetables to pasta in bowl. Drizzle with reserved dressing and toss to coat. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 6; Amount Per Serving: cal. (kcal): 382, Fat, total (g): 23, chol. (mg): 26, sat. fat (g): 6, carb. (g): 36, fiber (g): 4, pro. (g): 12, sodium (mg): 550, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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