Red Bean And Rice Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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