Italian Sausage and Peppers

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Ingredients

4 links Italian sausages (hot or mild)
1 ¼ lbs sweet peppers
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil ((more as needed))
½ tsp salt ((just a suggestion, please salt and taste))
½ onion ((OPTIONAL: large onion, sliced))
12 oz tomatoes ((OPTIONAL: cherry, Roma, grape, etc. or even good quality canned tomatoes work))

1
Place the Italian sausages on parchment paper in the air fryer and set to cook at 350° F (175° C) for 20 minutes (set timer for 10 minutes to turn over half way through cooking.)
2
Put the extra virgin olive oil in a sauté pan over medium to medium high heat and start adding the peppers. If you want onions, add them at the same time.
3
Fry, occasionally turning them so they cook evenly. Add more oil if needed.
4
The peppers will be soft when they are ready. Add salt as desired.
5
Might I add that these are excellent on their own in between two slices of fresh, crusty homemade bread, or a roll? Any type of sweet or mild pepper is so good this way!
6
In the same pan as you fried the peppers, add any type of cut up fresh tomatoes to a pan of heated olive oil (with or without garlic, as you desire.)
7
Cook until a quick sauce forms (about 5 minutes or so, we’re not making a sugo) and add salt and pepper (taste and add more as needed.) You can cook the tomatoes separately, if you have family or guests who won’t want the tomatoes, or you can cook them with the peppers.
8
If you want more detailed instructions on the latter, you can follow my peperonata recipe, which is essentially what you’re making to serve on, or with, the Italian sausages.
9
Place a cooked sausage in a roll or bread, and top with plain fried peppers, or fried peppers and onions.