Tarian Pantry Kitchen Diary

Our focus is on growing, purchasing and cooking with good plant based foods. Food and cooking doesn't need to be complex. It's about enjoying the simplicity that nature has to offer and reminding you not to loose sight of where food comes from.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Not all sausages are made of meat.



I am the first to say, there are some bad vegan/vegetarian sausages on the market. After tasting a few of the brands available in our conventional supermarkets, I believe these products are what gives vegetarian food a bad name!

Whilst living in London, I discovered the Redwood vegi deli Lincolnshire vegan sausage and much to the delight of my taste buds, they are readily available in Australia, hoo-rah!

These sausage can be eaten straight from the packet or heated up and added to a pasta meal, just like I have done in the recipe below.

Ingredients:
1 brown onion, sliced
1 red onion, sliced
1 garlic glove, crushed
1 broccoli floret, steamed
8 spinach leaves, washed and chopped
10 kalamata olives, pitted and halved
3 tbsp olive oil
3 Lincolnshire sausages, sliced
1/2 chilli flakes
salt & pepper
1 packet pasta, Kamut spagetti used in this dish
3L water

Method
Cook the pasta in a large saucepan according to packet instructions. In a large fry pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil, add the onions and garlic and fry for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add sausages and chilli flakes and fry for 5 minutes until the sausages have browned. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.

When the pasta is cooked, drain and return the pasta to the saucepan and add the ingredients in the fry pan. Stir through remaining olive oil and serve immediately. If you don't follow a vegan diet, add parmesan cheese now.

Bon Appétit!

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