| Salads are taking star billing at
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| | Sausage and Roasted
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| restaurants and dinner tables across the
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| | Vegetable Salad
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| country. Once considered only an
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| | Makes 4 servings
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| accompaniment to sandwiches, soups or
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| | 2 medium zucchini or yellow squash (or 1
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| entrées, salads have become year-round
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| | of each), sliced 1/2-inch thick
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| main dish meals offering versatility,
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| | 2 red or yellow bell peppers (or 1 of
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| convenience and great flavor.
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| | each), cut into 1-inch chunks
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| Americans are seeking meals that are
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| | 4 large shallots, peeled, quartered
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| satisfying, nutritious and simple to
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| | lengthwise
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| prepare. Main dish salads fit the bill.
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| | 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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| No longer restricted to iceberg lettuce,
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| | 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
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| tomatoes and onion slices, American salad
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| | 2 cloves garlic, minced
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| bowls are being pushed to new limits with
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| | 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
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| innovative combinations of ingredients.
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| | 1/2 teaspoon salt
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| Whether incorporating fresh produce or
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| | 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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| day-old leftovers, an endless number of
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| | 1 package (7 oz.) Jones All Natural
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| salad creations can result.
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| | Golden Brown sausage links, cut into 1
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| Salads featuring pasta, rice, potatoes or
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| | 2-inch thick slices
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| vegetables as the base ingredient-instead
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| | 4 large radicchio leaves or red leaf
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| of lettuce- are also becoming family
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| | lettuce leaves
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| favorites. According to Jones Dairy Farm
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| | Optional garnishes: chopped fresh basil
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| President Philip Jones, the use of
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| | and grated Parmesan cheese
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| unexpected ingredients, such as breakfast
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| | Heat oven to 425°F. Arrange zucchini,
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| sausage or Canadian bacon, can provide a
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| | peppers and shallots in a single layer on
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| new taste sensation when paired with the
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| | a 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Combine
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| right combination of other ingredients.
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| | oil, vinegar, garlic, rosemary, salt and
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| Savory salads can also be an excellent
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| | pepper. Drizzle mixture over vegetables;
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| way to sneak healthful ingredients into
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| | toss well to coat. Bake 10 minutes.
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| the diet-such as fiber-rich vegetables
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| | Add sausage to pan; toss with vegetables.
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| and whole grains.
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| | Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables
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| "Main dish salads offer a positive meal
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| | are crisp-tender and sausage is hot.
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| solution for families leading
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| | Spoon mixture into radicchio leaves;
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| time-crunched, on-the-go lifestyles,"
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| | garnish as desired. Serve warm or at room
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| said Jones. "With minimal prep time and
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| | temperature.
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| flexibility of ingredients, salads are
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| | Adding precooked breakfast sausage to a
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| often as much fun to make as they are
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| | salad is a flavorful way to incorporate
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| satisfying to eat."
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| | protein.
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