Sausages With Tangy, Gingery Pineapple
Ingredients
- 2 cupspineapple chunks, in 1-inch pieces
- 2 Tablespoonsdark brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
- 4 teaspoonsfinely grated fresh ginger (from 1 ½ inch piece)
- 4 teaspoonsfinely grated lime zest (from 1 to 2 limes)
- Kosher salt
- black pepper
- ½ teaspoonground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoonground cayenne
- 1 largered onion, halved and thinly sliced into half-moons
- 1 poundsweet or spicy Italian sausage
- ½ cupcilantro leaves and tender stems, roughly chopped
- 1 Tablespoonlime juice, plus more to taste
- 1 smallgarlic clove, finely grated or minced
- ½ teaspoonfresh ginger, finely grated or minced
- 3 Tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
Directions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees
- line a sheet pan with parchment paper
- In a medium bowl, toss together pineapple, sugar, oil, ginger, lime zest, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, allspice and cayenne until well combined
- Stir in three-quarters of the onions. (Reserve remaining onions for serving.)
- Spread pineapple mixture onto the sheet pan in one layer.
- Nestle sausages among the pineapple mixture
- Roast 30 min or until fruit is caramelized and sausages are browned and cooked through
- Halfway through baking, flip the sausages and toss the pineapple mixture.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl, combine lime juice, garlic, ginger and a big pinch each of salt and pepper
- Slowly whisk in oil
- Taste and season with more salt and lime juice if you’d like.
- Pull the pan out of the oven
- drizzle vinaigrette over sausages and pineapple
- toss gently to combine
- Garnish with reserved onion and cilantro