Italian Sausage with White Beans, Lemon and Thyme

Categories: Sandwiches- Burgers- Wraps-

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Grated zest of half a lemon
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 small clove garlic, crushed
• 1/2 tsp. dried leaf thyme
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 4 fresh Italian sausage links, about 6 oz. each
• 1 (15 oz.) can cannellini beans or navy beans, rinsed
• 4 small ciabatta rolls or crusty burger buns
• 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach leaves or baby arugula
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives or green onion tops
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1. For the dressing, mix oil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, basil, thyme and about 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper in a small jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake well.

2. Put sausages into a medium skillet along with 1/4 inch of water. Cover the pan and cook over medium-low heat, turning sausages, frequently, 10 minutes. Pour the water out of the pan. cook, uncovered om low, turning often, until golden on all sides, about 5 minutes.

3. Put beans into a small microwave-safe bowl, and cover with plastic wrap or a lid. Microwave on 100% power until hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Mash coarsely with a fork. Add half of the dressing, add mash again. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.

4. Heat broiler. Split rolls crosswise in half. Place on a baking sheet cut sides down. Broil to crisp, about 1 minutes. Turn rolls cut side up, and brush with some of the remaining dressing. Broil, watching carefully, until the rolls are nicely golden and toasted, about 1 minute.

5. Spread a quarter of the bean mixture over the bottom of each roll. Split the sausages lengthwise almost in half. Set one sausage on top of each bun bottom. Top each with quarter of the spinach. Drizzle any remaining vinaigrette over the sausages. Sprinkle with the herbs. Place the top bun on the sandwiches and serve.

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