Wait a bit? Did you read that right? Absolutely yes! Vegetarian Sausages are exactly what I have used in this fab recipe sent by my sister who turned vegetarian a few years ago. She doesn’t even consume eggs.  I am far from becoming a vegetarian but love to experiment with lighter options and so was delighted to receive some samples from Secret Sausages which I had sampled first  at FBC 2014 a few months ago and  I recollect really liking the flavours.

I was sent 3 different flavours to experiment with:

• Rosemary & Garlic – Garlic, Green Beans, Mixed Peppers and Rosemary
• Honey Bee – Sweet Corn, carrots, peas and honey
• Chilli and Coriander – Chillies, coriander, onion, sweet corn and carrots

This recipe can be used with the sausages chopped and served as a starter or else as a main with sides like potato or sweet potato mash and green peas.

Serves: 2 as a main with a side of mash and peas

Ingredients  – Enough for 2 packets with 6 sausages each

• groundnut powder – 5 heaped tbsp
• Garlic purée
• Green Chillies – 3
• A small bunch of fresh coriander or one large packet from the supermarket
• Oil 3 tbsp
• Juice of one lemon
• Salt to taste
• Red onions – 2 large
• Tomato – 1 medium-sized

Method 

• In a dry sauce on a low flame heat 1 tbsp oil and add the chopped green chillies and garlic purée.
• Then add the groundnuts powder and roast this mixture for about 2 minutes, stirring continuously ensuring it does not burn.
• Turn off the flame and add freshly, finely chopped coriander leaves, salt, sugar and lemon juice.

• Allow this mixture to cool down and then coat the sausage with skin with the mixture thoroughly.

• Refrigerate the marinated sausages for an hour.
• Before you remove the marinated sausages from the refrigerator make the onion and tomato mixture.
• Chop the onion into long thin strips.
• Heat 2 heaped tbsp oil in the same saucepan and sauté till they caramelise.
• Add the chopped tomato and sauté for another minute.
• Then remove the marinated sausages from the refrigerator and saute on a griddle pan with very little oil sprinkled onto it.

• Mix the sausages in the onion-tomato mixture.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and green peas as sides.

Why not try my recipe for a fabulous Meatless Monday meal?

*With thanks to Secret Sausages for the samples. No monetary compensation was offered for a positive review. As always all opinions expressed here are entirely my own.