Vegan Sausage Roll

​I changed my diet to a vegan diet last year.  I had been vegetarian for 28 years and decided to change over to a complete plant based diet for health reasons of my own. 
 
It can be daunting to change to a vegan diet, it can seem limiting, a lot of people don’t fully understand Vegan diets or believe It to be fairly extreme.  The truth is I found it quite easy when I put my mind to it.
 
There have been a lot of social media posts about companies creating products like Vegan sausage rolls so I decided to make my own recipe, simply.

This recipe uses some vegan products already out there to keep it simple.
 
Sausage roll
Ingredients

• 6 vegan sausages - I used Linda McCartneys
• 1 packet of mushrooms
• 6 Tbsp caramelised onions - I make my own
• oat milk – for egg wash
• 1 packet of puff pastry – Vegan version - I used Just roll

Method

1. blend the sausages and mushrooms in a blender
2. roll the pasty and divide into 6 equal portions
3. place 1 Tbsp of caramelised onion onto each piece of pastry and spread over half that piece (leave space along the edges
4. top this with the blended sausage and mushroom
5. dab the oat milk around the edges of the pastry and then fold ove to encase the mix in the pastry
6. press the edges down with a fork
7. wash the top of the pastry with the remainding oat milk
8. place in a preheated oven, high, for 20 minutes till golden brown
9. remove from oven and eat hot or cold with salad.

 

Caramelised Onions
INGREDIENTS
• 2 tablespoons oil - olive/coconut/rapeseed
• 3 large red onions sliced
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar/agave syrup
• 1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

METHOD

1. Heat oil in a frypan over low heat.
2. Add the onions to the pan and a good pinch of salt and cook very slowly for 15-20 minutes, stir occasionally to prevent them from catching. (Don't be tempted to turn the heat up, as you don't want the onions to burn.)
3. When onions are softened and golden, add the sugar and balsamic - this will start the caramelisation process.
4. Cook the onions over low heat for a further 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sticky and caramelised.
5. Use immediately, or store in the fridge, in a sterilised jar or plastic container, and use when required.

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