Ingredients
Directions
In a small bowl, mix the ground chia seeds with ¼ cup of water and set the mixture aside for 5 minutes to thicken.
Add the oats and sunflower seeds to a food processor and blend until a meal-like consistency (not a flour-like consistency).
Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor and blend until it forms a dough-like texture.
Scoop about ⅓ cup of the lentil mixture into clean washed hands. Roll 7–8 sausages with your hands and place on a clean plate. The sausages should be about 5-inches long and 1-inch around. If the mixture is sticky, simply add a little oat flour to your hands.
Wrap each sausage in parchment paper. Then, wrap the aluminum foil around the parchment paper and twist the ends, like a candy wrapper.
Place in a steamer basket or pot (I used a large pot with a sieve) and steam for 30 minutes.
Once steamed, you can serve immediately or you can bake or grill them on the stovetop for a crispy result!
Grill: Preheat a large stovetop pan over medium heat. Brush the sausages with a little oil on each side and add them to the pan. Grill for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally until browned and heated through.
Bake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake sausages for 20 minutes, turning halfway through.
Chef’s Notes
Substitutions
Use other legumes in place of lentils like kidney beans, white beans, or black beans.
Instead of oatmeal try almond meal.
Use cashews in place of sunflower seeds.
Any type of onion will do — red, white, yellow, or shallots.
How to enjoy
Serve them alongside your favorite savory breakfast.
Add them to an organic whole-grain bun to make a sausage sandwich.
Slice them and add to pasta sauce.
Toss them into a stir fry.
Enjoy as part of a grain bowl.
Storage
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
4 servings
153g
- Amount per serving
- Calories303
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 12g16%
- Saturated Fat 1.2g6%
- Trans Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 132mg6%
- Total Carbohydrate 39g15%
- Dietary Fiber 10g36%
- Total Sugars 4g
- Includes 0.8g Added Sugars2%
- Protein 14g
- Calcium 105mg9%
- Iron 5.7mg32%
- Potassium 612mg14%
- Vitamin D 0mcg0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Directions
In a small bowl, mix the ground chia seeds with ¼ cup of water and set the mixture aside for 5 minutes to thicken.
Add the oats and sunflower seeds to a food processor and blend until a meal-like consistency (not a flour-like consistency).
Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor and blend until it forms a dough-like texture.
Scoop about ⅓ cup of the lentil mixture into clean washed hands. Roll 7–8 sausages with your hands and place on a clean plate. The sausages should be about 5-inches long and 1-inch around. If the mixture is sticky, simply add a little oat flour to your hands.
Wrap each sausage in parchment paper. Then, wrap the aluminum foil around the parchment paper and twist the ends, like a candy wrapper.
Place in a steamer basket or pot (I used a large pot with a sieve) and steam for 30 minutes.
Once steamed, you can serve immediately or you can bake or grill them on the stovetop for a crispy result!
Grill: Preheat a large stovetop pan over medium heat. Brush the sausages with a little oil on each side and add them to the pan. Grill for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally until browned and heated through.
Bake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake sausages for 20 minutes, turning halfway through.
