Warm Chicken Sausage Salad
This warm salad combines air-fried wilted romaine with cooked chicken apple sausage, fresh vegetables, tangy feta, and raspberry vinaigrette for a nutrient-dense meal that comes together in minutes.
This warm salad combines air-fried wilted romaine with cooked chicken apple sausage, fresh vegetables, tangy feta, and raspberry vinaigrette for a nutrient-dense meal that comes together in minutes.
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Place chopped romaine lettuce in the air fryer basket and spray with avocado oil.
Air fry the lettuce at 400°F for 3 minutes.
Once cooked, transfer the lettuce to a large mixing bowl.
Place the chicken apple sausage link in the air fryer basket.
Air fry the sausage at 400°F for 5 minutes.
To the bowl with the lettuce, add the chopped red onion, sliced mushrooms, and halved cherry tomatoes.
Slice the cooked chicken apple sausage and add it to the salad.
Top the salad with crumbled feta cheese.
Drizzle with raspberry vinaigrette, toss to combine, and serve.
Store cooked sausage and chopped vegetables separately in airtight containers for up to 3 days; assemble with freshly air-fried romaine just before eating.
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Yes. Pork sausage, turkey sausage, or Italian sausage work well; adjust seasoning to taste since chicken apple sausage has a mild, slightly sweet profile.
Prepare components separately and assemble just before serving to prevent the lettuce from becoming soggy. Store sausage and vegetables in separate containers for up to 3 days.
Balsamic vinaigrette, apple cider vinaigrette, or a simple red wine vinaigrette with honey work as substitutes for a similar warm-salad profile.
No, it contains chicken sausage and feta cheese. Substitute the sausage with roasted chickpeas or tempeh for a vegetarian version.
