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Fusilli Salad with Bacon & Cheddar Sausage
Fusilli Salad with Bacon & Cheddar Sausage Fusilli Salad with Bacon & Cheddar Sausage

Fusilli Salad with Bacon & Cheddar Sausage

Filed under: Brunch, Collation, Dinner, Kids-approved, Lunch, Side dish



preparation time

00:10 10min


Cooking time

00:20 20min



For a fabulous new take on fusilli salad, try adding bacon & cheddar sausage. But don't count on having any leftovers!

ingredients

  • 5 (450 g) Olymel European Sausages Bacon & Cheddar
  • 750 ml fusilli, cooked
  • 60 ml (4 tablespoon) celery, diced
  • 6 green onions, cut in 2.5 cm lengths
  • 125 g cheddar cheese, diced
  • 50 g black olives, pitted, cut in half
  • 250 ml cherry tomatoes, cut in two
  • 30 g (2 tablespoon) dried tomatoes, coarsely chopped

Dressing :

  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) Dijon mustard
  • 5 ml (1 teaspoon) dried oregano
  • to taste pepper
  • 45 ml (3 tablespoon) red wine vinegar
  • 1 package (450 g) Olymel Honey & Garlic Sausage (or your favourite flavour)
  • 750 ml fusilli, cooked
  • 6 green onions, cut in 2.5 cm lengths
  • 60 ml celery, diced
  • 30 g dried tomato, coarsely chopped
  • 250 ml cherry tomatoes, cut in two
  • 50 g pitted black olives, cut in two
  • 125 g cheddar cheese, diced
  • Freshly ground salt and pepper, to taste

Dressing

  • 15 ml Dijon mustard
  • 45 ml wine vinegar
  • 125 ml (½ cup) olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 5 ml dried oregano
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste

instructions

  1. Cook pasta and set aside to cool. Cook sausage according to instructions on packaging, cut on a slant and set aside to cool.
  2. In bowl, whisk together mustard and wine vinegar. Gradually add oil while whisking. Add garlic and oregano, and pepper to taste.
  3. In large bowl, thoroughly mix pasta, sausage and other ingredients. Add vinaigrette, mix and check seasoning.
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