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Grilled Sausage with Goat Cheese & Pineapple Salsa

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Submitted by: cindie haras

 

Grilled turkey sausages are brushed with maple syrup, soy sauce & Dijon mustard. They're served on lettuce with pinapple salsa and goat cheese.
 

Ingredients

  • Maple Soy Glaze--
  • 1 cup medium amber pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • Pineapple Salsa--
  • 6 rings of fresh pineapple, sliced about 1/2-inch thick (may use canned, if no fresh is available)
  • 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped jalapeno pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon finely chopped red onion
  • Cooking Oil Spray
  • 6 Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage Links
  • 6 large romaine lettuce leaves
  • 6 oz Herbed Goat Cheese

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Method

In a medium bowl place Dijon mustard. Slowly stir in maple syrup and soy sauce, mixing well. Set aside. In a grill with a lid, prepare a medium-hot fire for direct-heat cooking. Spray grill rack with cooking oil spray. Place pineapple rings on grill. Let pineapple rings cook for 2 minutes before turning over, brushing frequently with maple-soy glaze. Continue brushing with marinade and cook another two minutes. Remove from grill. Slice rings into 1/2" pieces and place in a bowl. Add red pepper, jalapeno pepper, & red onion to pineapple. Stir in 1/4 cup of the maple soy glaze. Set aside. On same grill rack, place the turkey sausage links. Grill and turn sausage links to brown all sides, about 5 minutes. Take sausage links off the grill and split lengthwise on a cutting board. cutting to but not through other side. Return the sausage links to the grill. Cook for another few minutes on each side, brushing with the maple-soy marinade. Remove from grill. On each of six plates, place a lettuce leaf. Add a split turkey sausage, cut side up. Spread goat cheese on each turkey sausage link. Top with pineapple salsa.

 

Notes: This is a quick and easy yet elegant recipe. The grilled sausage, goat cheese and pineapple salsa result in sweet and earthy flavors in your mouth.

 

Number of Servings: 6

 

Submitted by: cindie haras ()

 

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