Cheese Tortellini & Summer Sausage

Summer sausage is an American label to designate a sausage that can be kept without refrigeration until opened.

The sausage was traditionally cured during the winter months and remained consumable through summer.

Summer sausage is made with lean meat scraps are fully cooked to ensure that the sausage does not become rancid during the curing process.

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The cooked meat, either beef or pork is fermented or cured using a curing salt. It is either dried or smoked, and seasonings can include mustard seeds, black pepper, garlic salt, chilies and sugar.

The sausage is fermented with a low pH that helps to slow the growth of bacteria.

Different brands of summer sausage to choose from include:

• Old Wisconsin Premium Summer Sausage
• Hickory Farms Signature Beef Summer Sausage
• Deli Direct Beef Summer Sausage

Cheese Tortellini & Summer Sausage

1 16 ounce package cheese tortellini

1 16 ounce package beef summer sausage, smoked

1 cup black olives, sliced

1 cup tomato basil vinaigrette – find recipe Here

Add the 1 cup of vinaigrette and sliced olives to a large salad bowl. Set aside.

Cook tortellini according to package instructions. When water is drained, set tortellini aside to cool.

While tortellini is cooking, cut sausage into 1/2-inch slices, then slice rounds into 3 strips. Add sliced sausage meat to salad bowl.

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Add cooled tortellini to the salad bowl, and mix till ingredients are well coated with the vinaigrette.

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Plate and enjoy.

Try theses other pasta and sausage recipes.

• Orecchiette with Andouille Sausage and Pesto Chipotle Sauce
• Roasted Turkey Sausage with Apples and Butternut Squash

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