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Grilled Sausages with Arugula Pesto

Grilled Sausages with Arugula Pesto
By jgreghenry Published September 18, 2009

Description

I like to use both sweet and spicy Italian sausages in this recipe. These sausages are well-spiced and a great contrast to each other.

Prep time: 45 minutes
Yield:1 ()

Ingredients:

  • 1 bn arugula (about 4 ounces), stems trimmed, washed
  • 0.25 c italian parsley, leaves only
  • 5 clv garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 1 c freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1.5 t coarse salt
  • 0.5 sli freshly ground pepper
  • 0.5 pn extra-virgin olive oil
  • 8 assorted italian pork sausages (about 1 pound), both hot and sweet varieties

Summary

Yield
Servings
Prep time45 minutes
RecipeLunch Meat Quick and Easy Summer
Ingredientssausage parsley parmesan olive oil arugula

Directions

Pesto: This can be done up to a week in advance. Hold the pesto in the refrigerator until ready to use it. Place the arugula, parsley and garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, scraping down sides if necessary. Add cheese, salt, pepper, and olive oil, and puree until smooth and well combined.

Sausages: Heat grill to medium-high heat. Prick sausages with fork to allow excess fat to drip. you may start the sausages in a fry pan. I do. Then move them to the flames to finish. Grill until cooked barely through, about 6-8 minutes. Serve the pesto with the grilled sausages.

Notes:

serves 4