This is an excellent salad I first ran across some fifteen years ago in an issue of Sunset Magazine.  It's quick, easy, and delicious.

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 pounds mild Italian sausage
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 large red onion, sliced and separated into rings
2 large red apples, cored and thinly sliced
1 pound tender spinach leaves

Directions: 

Remove casings from sausage and slice into 1/2-inch pieces.  Cook in wok or electric frying pan on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until well browned.  Discard all but 1/4 cup fat.  Add vinegar, sugar, nutmeg, and mustard and stir to blend.  Turn heat to high.  When mixture boils, add onion and apples and cook and stir for 1 minute.  Add spinach and turn off heat.  Lift and turn greens with two forks or spoons until coated with dressing.  Salt to taste and serve.  Serves 6.

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