These simple vegan sausage rolls taste fabulous, are quick and easy to make and are just perfect for a party, buffet or picnic!
🍴Why you will love this recipe
Sausage rolls are important in life, (vegan sausage rolls in particular). 1 year olds and 91 year olds will tuck in to them with equal pleasure. They are welcomed at parties, buffets, picnics, packed lunches and even as an easy weekend dinner with oven chips and baked beans. (You know all my secrets now).
This very easy recipe adds just a few simple additions to the basic vegan sausages to make a really knockout filling. Red onion and sage add a deep, savoury flavour and grated vegan cheese mixed through the sausagemeat adds a creamy richness and lightens up the texture.
Ready-rolled pastry means there's no stress or complicated techniques needed. Follow the easy step-by-step photos below and you can't go wrong!
📝 What you need
Vegan Sausages As I mentioned above, I used Sainsbury's Cumberland 'Shroomdogs' here, as they have skins which you can squeeze the 'sausagemeat' out of. Richmond's Meat Free Sausages are also really excellent.
Linda McCartneys are a beloved vegan favourite - they don't have skins but if you're keen to use them you can microwave them until fully defrosted then mash the sausagemeat with a fork to break it up a bit and form it into the rolls.
Puff Pastry Many, in fact most brands of supermarket puff pastry are vegan - it is only the 'all-butter' versions that tend to have milk in. But do check the label before buying.
If you have the time, these are absolutely sensational with homemade flaky or rough puff pastry - much more work but absolutely worth every minute of the effort! Just substitute in vegan butter and milk into any standard recipe.
👩🏽🍳 How to make your vegan sausage rolls
For a full, printable recipe with ingredients and detailed instructions, scroll to the bottom of this page 👇🏼.
Finely chop the red onion and fry gently.
Slit the vegan sausage skins, peel off and discard. Mash the sausagemeat with the cooked onion, sage and grated vegan cheese.
Divide the sausage mix into three and lay in strips on the pastry as pictured. Brish the edges with water and roll up tightly.
Cut each section into four. Lay on a baking tray, glaze and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and crispy.
👩🏽🍳 Top Tips and FAQs
These are wonderful just as they are, but to mix things up a bit you can...
- Spread some chutney or pickle on top of the sausagemeat for a really lovely twist - perfect for a picnic.
- Blitz some pre-cooked beetroot and a teaspoon of chilli paste, and stir through the sausagemeat for a bright pink twist.
- Stir some finely chopped nuts (pistachios or walnuts would be lovely) and a generous squeeze of sundried tomato paste through the sausagemeat for a knockout flavour and texture.
These freeze very well before cooking so you can make up a big batch and have them ready to cook whenever you need them. Much cheaper (and tastier!) than buying ready-made sausage rolls from the supermarket for not very much effort.
If kept in an airtight container in the fridge these will last up to three days. If you are eating them cold, let them come up to room temperature before eating. If you are reheating, make sure they are piping hot throughout.
These are made from vegan sausagemeat. The famous Gregg's vegan sausage rolls have a quorn filling. You can also make sausage rolls with a homemade lentil or bean filling.
⭐️ Reader Testimonials
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Sending you the love for sharing this super easy recipe, everyone in my house loved them (i'm the only plant eater 🙄 and I made them just for me 😂)" Tony
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Made these homemade vegan sausage rolls - We don't have Greggs in Cornwall so I'm yet to try one of those. Another success ✔️" Katy
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Sausage Rolls with sage and red onion
Ingredients
- 1 red onion
- 1 tablespoon rapeseed or sunflower oil
- 4 fresh sage leaves (or parsley, thyme or rosemary would also work well)
- 8 vegan sausages (sausages with 'skins' work well - I use Richmond Meat Free or Sainsbury's 'Shroomdogs')
- 320 g ready-rolled puff pastry (check it is vegan - many supermarket brands are)
- 45 g dairy-free cheese (I use Violife Epic Mature or Applewood Smoked Vegan cheese)
- 2 tablespoon dairy-free milk (for brushing - I used soya but any other milk will work well too)
- a few drops soy sauce (optional - gives a deep golden glaze)
- poppy seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Peel and finely chop the red onion.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 3-4 minutes. Finely chop the sage leaves, stir through the onion and set aside.
- Slit the sausage skins and peel them off the sausages and discard. Put the sausage 'meat' into a bowl and mash with a fork.
- Add the onion and sage to the sausage meat, then grate in the cheese. Mash everything together.
- Unroll the puff pastry. Divide the sausage mixture into three equal parts and lay it in long strips on the pastry.
- Slice the pastry lengthways between each sausage section, then brush the pastry edges with a little water. (See photos above).
- Roll up the pastry to completely cover the sausage filling, sealing the edges well. Roll back and forth on the work surface to create a round cylinder.
- Trim the edges from the pastry, then cut each cylinder into four equal parts. Lay these on an oiled baking tray.
- Mix the dairy-free milk with a few drops of soy sauce (optional) and brush over each sausage roll.
- Finally, sprinkle them with poppy seeds.
- Chill the rolls for about 30 minutes in the fridge. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180ºC (fan) / 350ºF / Gas Mark 4. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and crispy.
Video
Notes
- Spread some chutney or pickle on top of the sausagemeat for a really lovely twist - perfect for a picnic.
- Blitz some pre-cooked beetroot and a teaspoon of chilli paste, and stir through the sausagemeat for a bright pink twist.
- Stir some finely chopped nuts (pistachios or walnuts would be lovely) and a generous squeeze of sundried tomato paste through the sausagemeat for a knockout flavour and texture.
Nutrition
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Paul says
Love this recipe, but wondered if you could cook them in an air fryer and for how long?
Kate Ford says
Yes if your airfryer has a bake setting I think that would work fine - at a guess, check after 10-12 minutes at 180 degrees but I can't give you an exact time without trying it myself!
Kris says
I just wanted to check, you don't cook the vegan sausage before putting it in the pastry? I've never made sausage rolls before so I'm a little unsure if I'm understanding this correctly. I was planning on using Beyond Mild Italian sausage for this (not sure if that's in the UK?) and that brand tends to release a lot of fat when cooked. I'm just worried they'll be too greasy if I don't drain the fat beforehand. I hope this made sense. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Kate Ford says
Hi Kris, no you don't cook the sausage in advance. I haven't tried that brand before and haven't had a problem with release of fat. Hope that helps, Kate
Sue says
I too will find puff pastry in these lovely sausage rolls fattening, so I will use ready roll shortcrust pastry instead and hopefully it will work out the same, less fat. Will this work out the same Kate ?
Lorna Whitfield says
Just made these sausage rolls "to test" before Christmas. Luckily I only made half the quantity as I can see me eating quite a few on my own ! They are delicious and I will definitely make many more. Thankyou for the recipe. X
Kate Ford says
Ha! That's great to hear Lorna.
James Abery says
Why didn’t I think of this? These went down a treat and I made two lots using vegetarian butcher ‘little willies’ (they were in the reduced price section) even the carnivores didn’t notice and toffoo sage and onion for us vegans which was a bit dry wish I had added something moist like some roasted pepper or a strip of courgette, thanks very much for the ideas. Take care 🙂
Kate Ford says
Great to hear, thanks James!
mary says
isnt puff pastry fattening. i am diabetic 2 also and have fatty liver, and gastritis, hence why i am asking this question.
Linda Berman says
These are great! Can I freeze them , raw or cooked? And then put in oven from frozen?
Thanks
Linda.
Lisa | Garlic & Zest says
I've made something similar for Halloween a few years ago and they were terrific. Love that you've shown a vegan option here. Great for passing at parties.
Lauren Vavala @ DeliciousLittleBites says
This is so interesting! I've never tried vegan sausage but it sounds delish - especially wrapped in puff pastry!
Tisha says
YUM! These look so good and like the perfect snack!!
Roxana says
Great idea. So quick, easy and tasty bite sized snack or appetizer. I dont usually get vegan sausage. But can try with chicken.
Beth says
Wow! How fun! Mushroom Sausage! I have to check these out. What a great appetizer for game day or the holidays!