#MeatFree - Bangers and Mash

Bangers and Mash (v)

Description

Ingredients

• 9 tbsp. Olive Oil
• 1 Medium Leek
• 100g Mushrooms
• 200g Tofu
• 2 tbsp. Fresh Thyme
• 1 tbsp. Fresh Parsley
• Salt & Pepper, to taste
• 200g Ground Almonds
• 1 Medium Onion
• 3 Vegetable Stock Cubes
• 700ml Boiling Water
• 1 Fresh Bay Leaf
• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 1 tsp. Marmite
• 1 Large Cauliflower
• 100ml Coconut Cream
• 4 tbsp. Nutritional Yeast
• 200g Green Beans

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan (390°F/350°F fan) and line two baking trays with baking paper.
2. Start preparing the sausages by heating 1 tbsp. olive oil in a pan and gently sautéing the leek and mushrooms until soft and almost all the water from the mushrooms has evaporated.
3. Add the leeks, mushrooms, tofu, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper to a food processor and blitz until you have a smooth paste.
4. Place the paste and the ground almonds into a bowl and mix until well combined.
5. Take about 3 tbsp. of the mixture and roll it into a sausage shape on the worktop with your hands, then place on the baking tray. Repeat until you have used up all the mixture.
6. Brush the sausages with the 2 tbsp. olive oil and cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
7. Whilst the sausages are in the oven, start making the gravy by heating 2 tbsp. olive oil in a pan.
8. Add the onions and cook gently until browned and softened.
9. Make the stock up using the stock cubes and boiling water, then add to the onions along with the bay leaf, thyme and garlic.
10. Bring to the boil, stir in the marmite, and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Make sure to remove the bay leaf before serving.
11. Whilst the gravy is simmering, make the cauliflower mash by boiling the cauliflower florets in a large pan for 5-8 minutes until tender.
12. Drain the cauliflower and add the coconut cream, 4 tbsp. olive oil, salt and pepper. Mash together until you reach the desired consistency, then stir through the nutritional yeast.
13. Boil the green beans in a pan for 4-6 minutes.
14. Serve the sausages with the mash, green beans and gravy.