Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 an onion, chopped small
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 portobello mushrooms, chopped small
- 100g walnuts
- 1 x 250g pouch of Merchant Gourmet Simply Cooked Puy Lentils
- 100g cooked sweet potato
- 1 tbsp chipotle paste
- 1/4 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 5 tbsp heaped plain flour
- 25g dried breadcrumbs
- 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- Hot dog rolls
- Mustard
- Ketchup
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
- Crispy onions
OPTIONAL GARNISHES
Instructions
- First up, sauté the onion, garlic & mushrooms over a medium heat in a little olive oil until golden, make sure all the liquid has evaporated from the mushrooms. Once sautéed, transfer the mix from the pan to a bowl.
- Add the walnuts to your food processor & blitz them to a crumb. Next add the Merchant Gourmet Puy Lentils & sweet potato to the food processor, pulse 2-3 times to lightly break up the potato & lentils.
- Add the walnuts, sweet potato & lentils to the bowl with the mushrooms, onion & garlic, followed by all the remaining sausage ingredients. Mix well with a spatula. The sausage mix should be relatively dry but if your mixture feels too wet, add a little more flour or breadcrumbs.
- Lightly flour your hands then form the mixture into around 8-10 sausages.
- The sausages are now ready to be cooked on your BBQ, or alternatively in a non-stick frying pan or oven.
- For BBQ cooking, I recommend cooking the sausage over hot coals rather than a naked flame. Make sure your grill is clean and greased well with a little oil. Grill the sausages for 7-8 minutes turning them carefully every now and then.
- Alternatively, for cooking them in a pan, pre heat your non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and sauté the sausages for 8-10 minutes, turning them over every now and then.
- I serve my hot dogs topped with all my favourite trimmings such as finely chopped onion & pepper, crispy onion, mustard and ketchup.
- The sausages can be pre-made and stored in your fridge for up to 2-3 days before cooking.
Good to know!
Puy Lentils are high in protein, fibre and one of your 5 a day.
