Apple Sage Vegan Sausage Food

VEGAN APPLE, SAGE, AND SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C)
• In a large cast-iron skillet or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and butter on medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion and celery and stir well. Cook for five minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add the apples and stir to combine. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add the garlic and sausage and stir to combine. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add the toasted walnuts, herbs, and salt and pepper and stir to combine and cook for two minutes.
• Stir in the breadcrumbs and pour the vegetable broth evenly over the top. Stir the broth in until the bread is covered in the broth. You can add more if there are any dry crumbs, but you don't want them swimming in liquid or it will get mushy.
• Put the pan in the oven and roast for 15 minutes, or until the top is browned and crispy.
• Enjoy!

APPLE & SAGE VEGAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place apples and water in a medium saucepan on medium heat and cook for about 15 minutes. After they have cooked reserve left over liquid from cooking the apples. Spread the apples out and allow them to cool.
• In a food processor pulse the oats a few times to break them up. Pour into a medium sized mixing bowl with the wheat gluten, nutritional yeast flakes, almond flour, brown rice, flaxseed, sugar, sage, garlic powder, lemon pepper, thyme, clove, pepper flakes, fennel and salt.
• Put apples in the food processor and add the 2 tablespoons of the reserved apple water, liquid smoke and vinegar. If there was no water left from cooking the apples, just add water. Puree for 2 minutes. To this add the dry ingredients from the mixing bowl and process until it mixes together and forms a ball in the processor. Take out of processor and place back into the mixing bowl.
• Preheat oven 300 degrees.
• To make the sausages, measure out 1 tablespoon for each sausage link. A tip, rubbing some oil inside the tablespoon helps the sausage dough from sticking to the spoon. First roll the dough into a ball, then between your hands to get the shape started. Then place it on a piece of wax paper and roll into a 3 1/2 inch link.
• Place them on a greased cookie sheet, spray the tops with a little oil, cover with aluminum foil loosely and place into the oven for 15 minutes. Turn them over, cover again and cook them another 15 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before eating.
• These can be frozen and reheated in the microwave.