Vegan Sausage - Vegan and Oil-free Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 15-oz can (or 1 ½ cups) kidney beans (or any)
• 1 12-oz jar kalamata olives AND brine (see note 1)
• 1 cup vegan beef broth (see note 2)
• ¼ cup agave or maple syrup
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp garlic powder (not a typo, really, tablespoon!)
• 2 tbsp onion powder
• 2 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp ground mustard seed
• 1 tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 tsp sriracha, optional (to taste, do more if you like spicy)
• 2 ¾ cups + 2 tbsp vital wheat gluten
• ⅓ cup - ½ cup firm tofu crumbles (optional, don’t use if you can’t have soy)