Vegetarian sausages are a tasty meat free alternative to traditional sausages. They are packed with the flavours of dried apricots and nuts and are easy to make.
Place the cooked onions, chopped apricots, chopped nuts, breadcrumbs, lemon zest, mixed herbs and salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix together.
Add the eggs and mix again to form a single mass.
Take a spoonful of the mixture and form a short chunky sausage shape by hand. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
Leave the sausages to set for a minimum of half an hour before cooking.
Cook the sausages in a dash of hot olive oil in a roasting tin at 200C, 400F, gas mark 6 until they are golden. They are likely to take around 20 to 30 minutes to cook. Check and turn over several times so that they cook evenly.
Notes
NoteThe calories indicated are per sausage based on the mixture making 9 sausages. Tips
Form the mixture into chunky sausages. If they are too thin they may not hold together when they are cooked.
The sausages can be served hot. You can also store the cooked sausages overnight in the fridge and serve the following day. They don't need to be reheated as they are equally delicious served cold.
These vegetarian sausages can be prepared ahead of time. You can make them the day before they are needed and store them overnight in the fridge.