Robust combination needs greens to match. Some sausages may be too fatty for a salad. Chicken sausages are an excellent choice. If you want to start with something mild the first time you prepare this recipe, use chicken bratwurst, which is lean and delicate tasting. Although many brands of chicken sausage are precooked, you should broil, roast or pan-saute the sausages before serving them.
Cooking is both a safety precaution and flavor enhancer.
For this combination of sausage and potatoes, your greens should be more assertive than Bibb lettuce. Try arugula as a spicy match for sausage. You can also experiment with Japanese greens, such as mezuna. Then, to really wake up those taste buds, add some radishes and a mustard vinaigrette dressing. Just for the sake of a summer fantasy, serve the salad with a tall glass of ice tea.