Red Bean And Rice Salad

• 1/2 lb. smoked low-fat turkey sausage in casings
• 1 c. plus 3 Tbsp. garlic red wine vinegar
• 1 (15 or 16 oz.) can red beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 c. cooked brown rice
• 1/2 c. cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
• 1/2 c. sweet red pepper, cored, seeded and diced
• 1/4 c. celery, diced
• 1/4 c. green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp. coarse grain mustard
• 1 Tbsp. fresh thyme, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp. hot red pepper sauce
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1. Combine sausage and 1 cup vinegar in a nonreactive saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat.
2. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, or until sausage is cooked through.
3. Remove sausage from vinegar; cut into 1-inch pieces and set aside.

turkey sausage, garlic red wine vinegar, red beans, brown rice, cucumber, sweet red pepper, celery, green onions, extra virgin olive oil, coarse grain mustard, fresh thyme, clove garlic, hot red pepper sauce, salt

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=414584 (may not work)