Sausage and beans stewed with tomatoes and celery root salad

Sausage and beans stewed in tomato  From Fabio’s Italian Kitchen

Charlie gave me a cookbook with Italian recipes a year of so ago and I have used it several times but not lately. That is until today.  The sausage recipe is from the cook book, the salad is not. 

3T. olive oil

5 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp red pepper flakes

4 sweet Italian sausage cut in half

3 C. chicken stock

1 C. canned tomatoes, crushed

1 C. dried cannellini beans

1 sprig sage

1/2 C. Parmesan cheese, grated

2 T parsley, chopped

heat olive oil and add the garlic, red pepper flakes and sausage. Cook until the sausage is browned

Add the chicken stock and the tomatoes and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the beans and sage and keep cooking over medium heat until beans are cooked, 45 min to 1 hour. Add a little water if mixture becomes a little dry. 

Serve with Parmesan and parsley on top.

TANGY CELERY ROOT SALAD From Melissia

1 T. Dijon mustard

1 T. lemon juice

1/4 C. yogurt

1 lar. celery root, chopped matchstick

2T.  chives, chopped

1 T. parsley, chopped

1 head radicchio

Mix dressing, marinate celery stick overnight. Toss with chives and parsley

 Serve on radicchio leaves.