Breakfast Vegan Sausage Patties with Apple & Sage
These Breakfast Vegan Sausage Patties strike the perfect balance between the tartness of apple, sweetness of maple syrup, savory notes from garlic and onion, and earthiness of mushrooms and sage.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 green apple, peeled and cored
- ½ cup baby bella mushrooms, diced
- ½ large yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 teaspoon flaxseed meal
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 2 leaves fresh sage
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F
- Peel and roughly chop your green apple, and roughly chop your onion and mushrooms.1 green apple, peeled and cored, ½ large yellow onion, diced, ½ cup baby bella mushrooms, diced
- Add your walnuts, flaxseed meal, cornmeal, mushrooms, onions, garlic, maple syrup, soy sauce, fresh sage, salt, and pepper to a food processor.Pulse about 6-8 times, until all your ingredients are chopped. Do not over-process, you want it to still be chunky.1 cup walnuts, 1 teaspoon flaxseed meal, 2 cloves garlic, peeled, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 2 leaves fresh sage, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, ½ cup cornmeal
- Take about a handful worth of your mixture and roll it into a ball and set aside. Repeat until you use up all of your mixture. It usually makes 6-8 breakfast sausages.
- Add olive oil to a large frying pan or skillet over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add your balled mixture to the pan. Try not to overcrowd the pan—you may have to fry these up in two batches.Use a spatula to press down, so that your mixture forms into a patty. you can use a spoon to reshape them if they crack when you press. Sautee for about 5 minutes before flipping.2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Once both sides are browned, transfer to baking sheet and cook at 375 for 10 minutes. Serve hot.
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Notes
- Use your pulse button in your food processor, it's important not to overprocess it as you want it to retain some of its crunchiness.
- Peeling your apple is optional, but it does help it break down easier in the food processor.