Vegetarian Sausages and Mash

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Vegetarians don’t have to miss out on the classic bangers and mash with this delicious meat-free version – it takes only 20 minutes to prepare and can be adapted to suit vegans. The breadcrumb coated vegetarian sausages are made with cannellini beans, smoked paprika and onion meaning they’re packed full of flavour. These homemade vegetarian sausages are so much better than shop-bought, plus you know exactly what ingredients are going into them. This recipe serves 4 people, is child-friendly and should take about 40 mins to cook.

Vegetarian Sausages and Mash

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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 tsp smoked sweet paprika
  • 1 standard can of cannellini beans drained
  • 50 g wholemeal breadcrumbs
  • 100 g vegetarian smoked Applewood cheese *use smoked tofu plus 50g finely chopped hazelnuts for vegan version
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 large free range eggs beaten (*omit for vegan version)
  • 50 g wholemeal breadcrumbs for coating (*use finely chopped nuts for vegan version)

For the mash

  • 1 kg white potatoes and other seasonal root vegetables peeled and chopped
  • 100 g kale chopped
  • A knob of butter/vegan margarine
  • 2 tsp hot horseradish sauce *use vegan version if preferred

To serve

  • 500 g broad beans
  • 500 g peas

Instructions
 

  • Fry the onions in 1tbsp of oil until soft then add the garlic and smoked sweet paprika. Continue to fry for another 30 seconds.
  • Put the fried onion mixture in a food processor along with the beans, breadcrumbs and cheese, and season with salt and pepper. Whizz until the mixture becomes a paté consistency.
  • Form and roll the mixture into 8 sausages. Dip each one in the beaten egg and then roll in the extra breadcrumbs. Shallow fry the sausages two at a time, turning only when the bottoms have browned first to avoid their falling apart. (*If making the vegan version, coat in the nuts and grill under a moderate heat, turning occasionally.) This should take around 8 minutes.
  • While the sausages are cooking prepare your mash by boiling the vegetables for 20-25 minutes, or until soft. Drain and mash thoroughly. Stir in the butter or vegan margarine and horseradish.
  • Serve the sausage with the mash, peas, broad beans and your favourite onion gravy.