Tip : The ingredients for the dressing are really important, you can substitute lentils or other types of beans, but will also need the peppers and the onion to make the dish,
Ingredients
Salad
116 ozcan cannellini beansstrained and rinsed
1/3wholered and green bell peppercut into 1/4" dice
Gather all ingredients before starting the recipe.
Dressing
Combine 1 large clove grated garlic, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp allspice, 1 tsp granulated sugar, 3 tbsp tomato paste, 3 tbsp sherry vinegar, and 2 tsp kosher salt in wide mouth jar and using an immersion blender, combine all ingredients. Then, while the blender is running, slowly drizzle in 1/2 cup olive oil. Blend until the mixture becomes thick and totally emulsified.
Set dressing aside and allow the flavors to combine, up to 2 hours before using
Salad
Drain 1 16 oz can cannellini beans and rinse and place in a medium mixing bowl.
Peel and finely chop 1/3 medium red onion.
Chop 1/3 whole red and green bell pepper into 1/4" dice.
Chop 1/2 cup celery stalk into 1/4" dice.
Combine chopped vegetables with drained beans and add the dressing to the mixture, blend to combine,
Set aside while the sausages are cooking 10-15 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup dried currants to the vegetable, bean mixture and gently stir to combine.
Sausage
Place 4 small link sausages or 2 large Italian sausages in a non-stick frying pan and cook over medium high heat until the sausages are nicely browned on all sides, about 3-4 minutes per side.
Serving
Roughly chop 5-6 sprigs Italian parsley and slice 5-6 tomatoes baby plum tomatoes.
Mound a good portion of the vegetable mixture on an individual serving plate.
Sprinkle with parsley, the baby tomato and some more currants,
Cut sausages into 1 to 1 1/2 inch slices and top the salad with the sausage