Vegan sausage, a super convenient and tasty recipe. It is 100% plant-based, delicious, and super flavorful!
This vegan sausage is out of this world! It is delicious, super flavorful, and really convenient to serve if you have guests over. Even non-vegans will love it!
It is a recipe that you can grill and eat plain or in a bun for lunch or dinner. These vegan sausages are made with onion, garlic, cannellini beans, and tomato paste, among other ingredients. I hope you enjoy them!
How to make vegan sausage
- Cook the garlic and onion in a skillet. Set aside.
- Add all the ingredients (except the vital wheat gluten) and the garlic and onion to a food processor and combine.
- Incorporate the vital wheat gluten and combine.
- Transfer to a flat surface and form the dough into a loaf.
- Fill a large pot with 2 inches or 5 cm of water, prepare it with a steaming basket and bring it to a boil.
- Divide the dough into 8 to 10 equal pieces.
- Roll and press the dough into a sausage shape, roll tightly each sausage in aluminum foil, and twist the ends so that each sausage is completely covered in foil.
- Add the vegan sausages into the steaming basket and steam for 40 minutes, flipping them after 20 minutes.
- Remove from the stove and let them cool for about 5 minutes, then unwrap.
- Cook the vegan sausages on a skillet for about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
Ingredients and tips
- Extra virgin olive oil: feel free to use vegan butter or any oil you have on hand.
- Garlic: if you want to save some time, you could use garlic powder instead, but fresh and sautéed garlic work best.
- Onion: same as above. You could also use onion powder.
- Cannellini beans: it's okay to use other beans or legumes, but cannellini beans are ideal.
- Fennel seeds: feel free to add or omit any dry or fresh herbs you want. If you'd like, you could even add some poultry seasoning or Italian seasoning.
- Dried thyme: same as above.
- Ground cumin: feel free to add or omit any spices you want.
- Paprika: same as above.
- Salt: I used iodized salt, but any type of salt will do.
- Ground black pepper: you can use ground black pepper or grind it yourself.
- Tomato paste: feel free to replace it with tomato sauce.
- Maple syrup: use any other sweetener instead of the maple syrup or just omit it.
- Soy sauce or tamari: if you don’t eat soy, add a little bit of coconut aminos, water, or vegetable stock and a little bit of salt.
- Vital wheat gluten: if you’re gluten-free, you could use flour instead (oat flour works great). However, keep in mind that you may need to add more or less of it.
- You can serve your vegan sausages in a bun like a vegan hot dog.
What is vegan sausage made of?
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Vegan Sausage
Vegan sausage, a super convenient and tasty recipe. It is 100% plant-based, delicious, and super flavorful!
Servings: sausages
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 cloves of garlic, sliced
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 14-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari
- 1 cup vital wheat gluten
Instructions
- Heat 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil in a skillet and cook the garlic and onion over medium-high heat until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
- Add all the remaining ingredients to a food processor bowl (except the vital wheat gluten). Then add the cooked garlic and onion and pulse until well combined.
- Add the vital wheat gluten and pulse again until well combined and it comes together in a ball. It’s okay if it's not a perfect ball.
- Transfer to a flat surface and form the dough into a loaf.
- Prepare a large pot (filled with about 2 inches of water, or about 5 cm) with a steaming basket and bring it to a boil.
- Divide the dough into 8 to 10 equal pieces, depending on how big you want your sausages to be.
- Roll and press the dough into a sausage shape. Roll tightly each sausage in aluminum foil. Twist the ends so that each sausage is completely covered in foil.
- Add the vegan sausages into the steaming basket and steam for 40 minutes, flipping them after 20 minutes.
- Remove from the stove and let them cool for about 5 minutes, then unwrap.
- Heat the remaining extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet and then cook the sausages over medium-high heat for about 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
- You can serve your vegan sausages in a bun like a vegan hot dog.
- Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
- Add any veggies you want to.
- You could also use other beans or legumes, but cannellini beans are ideal.
- Feel free to use or omit any spices and herbs you want. You could even add some poultry seasoning or Italian seasoning.
- Feel free to use any other sweetener instead of the maple syrup or just omit it.
- If you don’t eat soy, add a little bit of coconut aminos, water, or vegetable stock, and a little bit of salt.
- If you’re gluten-free, you could use flour instead (oat flour works great). However, keep in mind that you may need to add more or less of it. Vital wheat gluten is ideal though.
- Feel free to add a few drops of liquid smoke.
- You can replace the oil with vegan butter.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sausage | Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.8g | Protein: 19.6g | Fat: 2.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 223mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 2.6g
Tried this recipe?Leave a comment below and let me know how it was!
joe says
No reply to my query and am still without any sausages. I cannot get any gluten.
Iosune Robles says
Hi Joe! Sorry, I hadn't seen your previous comment! I haven't made this recipe without gluten so, I don't know the exact amount of oat flour. I would recommend you add the flour little by little until the sausages have the desired consistency 🙂
Gina says
Making these now, as I write! I just know these are going to be the best vegan sausages I've ever had. Great recipe, thank you!
Iosune Robles says
Hi Gina! Thanks for your kind comment 🙂
joe says
I intend to do these because I love sausages but must use flour/oat flour. How much to use?
Tks
God bless.