Warm Salad of Greens, Italian Sausage & Potatoes

From EatingWell: Winter 2003, The EatingWell Diet (2007) — Subscribe Now!

For a milder flavor, substitute escarole or Swiss chard for the mustard greens or kale (add them with the potatoes).

Warm Salad of Greens, Italian Sausage & Potatoes Recipe

4 servings, 1 1/4 cups each

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Nutrition Profile

Ingredients

1 pound mustard greens, or kale (about 12 cups packed), trimmed, washed and coarsely chopped
1 pound new potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
1/2 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1 small clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

Bring 2 cups lightly salted water to a boil in a large wide pan. Add mustard greens (or kale), cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Stir in potatoes; add about 1/2 cup water, if needed. Cover and cook until the potatoes and greens are tender, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Drain and place in a large bowl.
Meanwhile, cook sausage with fennel seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, turning from time to time, until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. (The seeds will adhere to the sausage.) Drain. Cut sausage into 1/2-inch-thick slices; add to the potato mixture.
Whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Pour over the sausage-potato mixture and toss to blend. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Per serving: 262 calories; 15 g fat (4 g sat, 9 g mono); 16 mg cholesterol; 23 g carbohydrates; 10 g protein; 4 g fiber; 952 mg sodium; 655 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (110% daily value), Vitamin C (60% dv), Folate & Potassium (19% dv).

1 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 high-fat meat, 1 1/2 fat