Grilled Italian Sausage with Peppers, Onions and Arugula

Ingredients

• 1 large onion red cut into wedges*
• 2 large bell pepper red seeded cut into thirds
• 1 pound ground sausage sweet italian
• 4 servings olive oil extra virgin 
• 4 servings salt 
• 3 Tbsp honey 
• 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 
• 2 handfuls baby arugula 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• grill

Directions

1. Preheat the grill.
2. Mix together the balsamic vinegar and honey in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Grill the onions: Coat the onions with a little olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Coat the grill grates with a little olive oil.
4. Put the onion wedges on the grill and cover the grill.
5. Let the onions roast for 5 minutes, or until they are a little charred. Turn the onions and move them to a cooler part of the grill to finish.
6. Grill the sausages and peppers: Coat the sausages and peppers with olive oil.
7. Sprinkle salt on the peppers. If your grill has two levels, place the sausages on the top part of the grill and the peppers directly below them.
8. Done this way, as the sausages drip juice and fat, it will fall on the peppers, flavoring them while simultaneously preventing flare-ups.
9. If your grill does not have two levels, put the peppers on the hottest part of the grill and the sausages on the coolest.
10. Cover and grill everything for 15 to 20 minutes or so, periodically checking and turning the sausages and peppers as needed.
11. Baste with honey balsamic mixture: Towards the end of cooking, baste the sausages, peppers and onions with the honey and balsamic mixture.
12. Remove from grill, cut sausages, cut peppers and onions: When the sausages are cooked through and the peppers and onions cooked, remove them from the grill to a sheet pan or large bowl.
13. If you want, pick off some or all of the charred skin on the peppers.
14. Cut the peppers into long strips, and slice the root end off the onions to separate the pieces.
15. Cut the sausages into thirds.
16. Mix everything well in the pan or bowl.
17. Serve: To serve, place a bed of baby arugula on the serving plates and top with the sausage, peppers and onion.