Warm Chorizo Salad

English_Rose's Note:

This quick easy salad combines spicy chorizo sausage with roasted peppers avocados and a delicious sherry dressing.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 red peppers , halved and deseeded
• 10 baby potatoes , halved
• 2 ripe avocados , halved and stones removed
• 8 ounces chorizo sausage
• 4 ounces baby spinach
• fresh lemon juice
• olive oil
• salt and pepper

For the dressing

• 1 teaspoon sherry wine vinegar
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons medium sherry
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F
2. Drizzle the peppers with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for about 30 minutes, or until the peppers are soft.
3. Drizzle the potatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the potatoes to the peppers for the last 20 minutes of cooking time.
4. Remove the outer skin from the chorizo and cut it into rounds. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and quickly sauté the chorizo on both sides until golden.
5. Slice the avocados lengthways and remove the skin. Squeeze a little lemon juice over the avocado and season it with salt and pepper.
6. To make the dressing, whisk all the ingredients together and season to taste.
7. Toss everything except the chorizo together in a bowl. Serve the salad on a plate, with the warm chorizo scattered over it.

Reviews

[evelyn/athens]

Wonderful salad. Everything worked here. I scaled to half and we all loved every bite. Thanks for a great recipe.