Skip to main content

Italian Sausage with Grilled Broccolini, Kale, and Lemon

4.5

(3)

This image may contain Plant Vase Pottery Jar Vegetable Food Dish and Meal
Peden + Munk

Even sausage can dry out when overcooked; we like browning them over direct heat, then moving them to a cooler spot to finish cooking.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

5

tablespoons olive oil, divided, plus more for grill

3

tablespoons crushed unsalted, roasted almonds

2

tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1

tablespoon drained capers

1

teaspoon honey

Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

2

bunches broccolini (about 1½ pounds)

1

bunch small Tuscan kale, tough stems removed

pounds coiled Italian sausage, preferably skewered, or links

1

lemon, thinly sliced into rounds, seeds removed

2

ounces mild Pecorino, shaved

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Prepare a grill for medium-high, indirect heat (for a gas grill, leave one or two burners off; for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side of grill); oil grate. Mix almonds, lemon juice, capers, honey, and 4 Tbsp. oil in a small bowl; season dressing with salt and pepper.

    Step 2

    Combine broccolini and kale in a large bowl and drizzle with remaining 1 Tbsp. oil. Toss well to evenly coat vegetables; season with salt.

    Step 3

    Grill sausage over direct heat until browned all over, about 3 minutes per side. Move to indirect heat and continue to cook, turning and rotating occasionally, until cooked through, 8–10 minutes. Transfer to a platter.

    Step 4

    Meanwhile, cook broccolini and kale over direct heat until kale is lightly browned and crisp around the edges and broccolini stem is crisp-tender, about 1 minute for kale and 3 minutes for broccolini. Transfer back to bowl.

    Step 5

    Grill lemon slices over direct heat until lightly browned, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to bowl with broccolini and kale and add half of dressing and half of Pecorino. Toss to combine; season salad with salt and pepper.

    Step 6

    Mound some of the salad on top of the sausage and leave some in the bowl. Drizzle remaining dressing over all of the salad and top with remaining Pecorino.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 580
Fat (g) 40
Saturated Fat (g) 11
Cholesterol (mg) 60
Carbohydrates (g) 18
Dietary Fiber (g) 8
Total Sugars (g) 4
Protein (g) 40
Sodium (mg) 1420
Sign In or Subscribe
to leave a Rating or Review

How would you rate Italian Sausage with Grilled Broccolini, Kale, and Lemon?

Leave a Review

Reviews (3)

Back to Top
  • I have been making this for years. I use broccoli rabe In stead of kale & brocollini and hot sausage.

    • tmb61

    • CT

    • 6/23/2020

  • How are there not a million 5* reviews for this recipe? This is one of our favorites- it comes together quickly and it's so delicious! The only change I make is to leave the ribs on the kale for grilling- I fear them falling through the grill grate otherwise. Definitely will make again and again.

    • Caitlin Lowndes

    • Atlanta, GA, USA

    • 8/20/2019