Maple Sausage-stuffed Apples

Maple Sausage-stuffed Apples

serves 4

4 large golden apples, halved crosswise and cored
1 pound chicken or sweat Italian sausage
1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 T. pure maple syrup
1/4 cup EVOO, plus more for drizzling
2 T. apple cider vinegar
2 T. honey mustard or dijon mustard
Salt and Pepper
6 cups mixed greens

Preheat the oven to 375. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish, and then add the apples, cut sides up.

In a medium bowl, combine the sausage and maple syrup using a rubber spatula; stuff each apple half so that the sausage mixture mounds out of the top, then drizzle with EVOO. Bake apples until tender and the sausage is cooked through, 40-45 minutes.

In a salad bowl, combine the apple cider and mustard, then whisk in 1/4 cups EVOO; season with salt and pepper. Toss the greens with the dressing and serve with stuffed apples.