Crisp Apple and Sausage Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup baby arugula leaves washed and dried
• 0.5 cup cheese blue crumbled
• 12 ounce chicken apple sausage sliced in 1/2 inch rounds
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard 
• 1 small apples i use 2 granny smith apples cored sliced
• 8 cups field greens mixed washed and dried
• 6 servings kosher salt and ground pepper black to taste
• 0.3 cup juice of lemon fresh
• 0.3 cup olive oil extra-virgin
• 0.5 cup pecans toasted
• 1 small onion red thinly sliced

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• whisk

Directions

1. Place 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet and heat over medium heat. Stir in the sausage; cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Place the apple slices in a bowl, and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Set aside.
3. To make the dressing, whisk together 1/3 cup olive oil, Dijon mustard, 1/3 cup lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl until creamy.
4. Place the field greens and arugula leaves in a salad bowl; toss together.
5. Mix in the red onion, pecans, blue cheese, and apple slices.
6. Pour the lemon dressing over the salad mixture, and toss to coat evenly.
7. Add the sausage, and toss again.