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Sausages with Potatoes, Fennel, and Arugula Salad

By Alli Berkey

Published on December 17, 2021

Time

1 hour

Yield

Serves 4

Sausages with Potatoes, Fennel, and Arugula Salad

Ingredients

1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1½-inch pieces2 fennel bulbs, stalks discarded, bulbs halved, cored, and cut into 1-inch wedges3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided¾ teaspoon table salt ½ teaspoon pepper, divided1½ pounds sweet Italian sausage 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary 4 ounces (4 cups) baby arugula ¼ cup chopped blanched hazelnuts, toasted1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Before You Begin

Serve the sausages with whole-grain mustard and sprinkle the salad with crumbled blue cheese, if desired.

Instructions

  1.  Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Toss potatoes, fennel, 2 tablespoons oil, salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper together on rimmed baking sheet. Roast until vegetables begin to brown, about 13 minutes.
  2.  Remove sheet from oven and push vegetables to 1 half of sheet. Place sausages on now-empty side of sheet; return sheet to oven; and roast until sausages register 160 degrees, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle vegetables with rosemary.
  3.  Toss arugula, hazelnuts, vinegar, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper together in bowl; season with salt to taste. Serve sausages and roasted vegetables with salad.
Sausages with Potatoes, Fennel, and Arugula Salad
Photography by Steve Klise.

Sausages with Potatoes, Fennel, and Arugula Salad

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Time

1 hour

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1½-inch pieces
2 fennel bulbs, stalks discarded, bulbs halved, cored, and cut into 1-inch wedges
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
¾ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon pepper, divided
1½ pounds sweet Italian sausage
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
4 ounces (4 cups) baby arugula
¼ cup chopped blanched hazelnuts, toasted
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Ingredients

1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1½-inch pieces
2 fennel bulbs, stalks discarded, bulbs halved, cored, and cut into 1-inch wedges
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
¾ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon pepper, divided
1½ pounds sweet Italian sausage
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
4 ounces (4 cups) baby arugula
¼ cup chopped blanched hazelnuts, toasted
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Ingredients

1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1½-inch pieces
2 fennel bulbs, stalks discarded, bulbs halved, cored, and cut into 1-inch wedges
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
¾ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon pepper, divided
1½ pounds sweet Italian sausage
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
4 ounces (4 cups) baby arugula
¼ cup chopped blanched hazelnuts, toasted
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Why This Recipe Works

Adding the sausages halfway through cooking the vegetables on an already-hot baking sheet helped them brown faster and ensured that they finished cooking at the same time as the vegetables.

Before You Begin

Serve the sausages with whole-grain mustard and sprinkle the salad with crumbled blue cheese, if desired.

Instructions

  1.  Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Toss potatoes, fennel, 2 tablespoons oil, salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper together on rimmed baking sheet. Roast until vegetables begin to brown, about 13 minutes.
  2.  Remove sheet from oven and push vegetables to 1 half of sheet. Place sausages on now-empty side of sheet; return sheet to oven; and roast until sausages register 160 degrees, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle vegetables with rosemary.
  3.  Toss arugula, hazelnuts, vinegar, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper together in bowl; season with salt to taste. Serve sausages and roasted vegetables with salad.

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