Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Saute
and pear and butter lettuce salad
This is a super easy Italian-inspired saute with savory, slightly bitter broccoli rabe adding a balance to tomatoes and sausage.
Smarts: Be sure to use a pre-cooked or smoked sausage here - it will cook fast and finish just as the broccoli rabe turns tender. If you'd like this dish to be spicy, use a spicy andouille sausage or add some hot sauce as the dish cooks.
Ingredients
- Sausage, pre-cooked or smoked - 1 lb, sliced (like chicken apple sausage or andouille)
- Broccoli rabe - 12 oz, chopped (also called rapini; sub kale)
- Garlic - 4 cloves, chopped
- Tomatoes, diced (14 oz / 397 g) - 1 can, drained and rinsed
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Italian seasoning - 1/2 tsp
- Lemon juice - 2 tsp
- Hot sauce (opt) - to taste
- Mustard, Dijon - 1 tsp
- Honey - 1/2 tsp
- Vinegar, white wine - 1 Tbsp
- Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
- Pears - 1, chopped
- Butter lettuce - 8 oz, leaves torn (sub any salad greens)
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Prep
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Sausage / Broccoli rabe / Garlic - Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Make vinaigrette - Whisk together mustard, honey, and vinegar. Add olive oil while whisking. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Pears / Lettuce - Prep as directed and combine.
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Tomatoes - Drain liquid off tomatoes.
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Make
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Heat a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add cooking oil and then sausage. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes to get it started cooking. Add broccoli rabe and saute both together until broccoli rabe is tender, 4 to 5 minutes more.
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Add Italian seasoning, drained tomatoes, and garlic to pan. Saute everything together until everything is heated through and any remaining liquid is cooked off, 2 to 3 minutes.
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Squeeze lemon juice over saute. Taste and season with some salt and pepper. Stir in some hot sauce if you’d like the dish to be spicy.
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Toss pears and lettuce in vinaigrette until dressed to your liking.
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Serve saute with salad on the side. Enjoy!
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32 reviews
Subbed broccolini (recommend chopping before adding to pizza) and used a store-bought crust to save time. Pizza is delicious with a drizzle of honey!
0 HelpfulDelicious! Life hack: if you have a local pizza place, ask them if you can buy some of their pizza dough. Most shops will oblige.
0 HelpfulLoved this pizza. Added mushrooms and sliced tomatoes. Also used kale and bacon. So changed most of the ingredients I guess but the basic flavor profile is the same and we all loved it.
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