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For those who have completely or at least partially abandoned the consumption of animal products, that is, the so-called vegetarians or vegans, the modern food industry provides a wide range of all kinds of products. This includes vegetarian sausage.

Surely lovers of meat products have not even heard of vegetarian sausage, since it is believed that this kind of product is made exclusively from animal meat. In fact, vegetarian sausage may contain vegetable raw materials - beans, peas, pearl barley and much more. As for the characteristic color of the finished product, it is achieved by adding food coloring, both natural and artificial.

Vegetarians not only purchase ready-made sausages, but also prepare vegetarian sausage at home - fortunately, today you can find a lot of different recipes. The main advantage of vegetarian sausage is due not only to its fairly good taste, but also to its obvious health benefits.

Vegetarian sausage can be consumed as an independent product, or it can be used as an ingredient in the preparation of sandwiches and canapés. The main benefit of high-quality vegetarian sausage is the absence of preservatives, synthetic dyes and similar harmful additives. In addition, vegetarian sausage contains low-calorie products, which means it is good for people who are watching their weight.

For example, the most common type of vegetarian sausage today is considered to be a wheat product, which is distinguished by its nutritional value and versatility in use. It is suitable for all groups of the population: not only vegetarians, but also adults, fasting people, children, diabetics, athletes, the elderly, as well as those engaged in physical and active mental activity.

Composition of vegetarian sausage

The basis of the composition of vegetarian sausage is natural freshly washed wheat protein. During its production, only the composition of the spicy-aromatic complex additives of natural spices can be changed. Animal additives are completely excluded. The average calorie content of vegetarian sausage is 207 kcal per hundred grams of product.

For example, the composition of a classic vegetarian sausage is as follows: wheat protein, water, soy goulash, table salt, a mixture of spices and spices, corn starch, refined coconut oil, mustard, pea protein, natural dyes of vegetable origin.

In addition, the vegetarian Doctorskaya sausage is quite popular, in which, in addition to some of the main components listed above, you can find Adyghe cheese, the complex additive Doctorskaya GOST, the Natural Smoke flavor, a natural seaweed thickener, wheat fiber, as well as the natural dye Red Rice.

Recently, vegetarianism has become very common. More and more people refuse to eat animal meat. The food industry provides a huge range of products for such consumers. Today we will learn about what ready-made vegetarian sausage is available for sale, as well as how to prepare this dish at home.

TM "Malika"

The Malika company, founded back in 1995, achieved the greatest success in the production of vegetarian dishes. Initially, only confectionery products were produced under this, but since 2002 they launched a new direction for the production of semi-finished products and vegetarian sausages. Today, the range of products offered is quite large, which cannot but please the consumer. Boiled with cheese, classic ham, boiled with milk, signature servelat, spicy salami - this is all vegetarian Malika sausage. These products can be consumed as an independent dish or included in salads, sandwiches, pizza or canapés. The production of vegetarian sausage is now on stream, as there are more and more adherents of this diet.

Sausage for veggies: composition and calorie content

Vegetarian sausage is primarily made from natural, freshly washed wheat protein. It is nutritious and versatile. This product can be consumed by all groups of the population, from children to diabetics. When making different ones, only the composition of the aromatic spices changes. The use of animal additives is completely excluded. Vegetarian sausage (the recipe for this dish will be given below) is ideal for people who control their weight. Its calorie content is on average 207 kcal. As for the composition, for example, the vegetarian sausage “Boiled Milk” includes wheat protein, refined table salt, corn starch, a mixture of spices, Adyghe cheese, pea protein and natural dyes of vegetable origin. The main advantage of this product is the absence of preservatives and other harmful additives, including synthetic dyes.

Homemade vegetarian sausage: recipe

In foreign countries, veg products can be purchased at any supermarket. In our country, this is still a little problematic, since not every store has departments with products of this kind. Vegetarian sausage is not much different from factory-made sausage; it is also tasty and healthy.

To prepare it you will need the following ingredients:

wheat - 2 cups;
boiled beets - 1 pc.;
onion - 1 head;
olive or nut oil - 65 ml;
salt - 1 incomplete tbsp. l.;
coriander - 1 tsp;
garlic - 3 cloves.

Preparation

The wheat is washed several times, poured with boiling water, wrapped and left for 8-10 hours to steam. The remaining water is drained in the morning. The steamed wheat is twisted in a meat grinder twice, using the smallest attachment. Boiled beets are also chopped. It is used to make vegetarian sausage resemble the more familiar meat sausage in color. Onions and garlic are also chopped. Then add the remaining listed components. The amount of spices may vary depending on taste preferences. The finished mixture is rolled into a sausage and wrapped in 2-3 layers of foil. Place in a double boiler and cook for about 40-50 minutes. Then the sausage is transferred to the oven and baked for about half an hour at 180 degrees. The finished product is very tasty both hot and cold.

Homemade sausage for veggies with peas

To add variety to fasting days, you can prepare vegetarian sausage, the main ingredient of which will be peas.

For this dish you will need the following products:

peas - 200 g;
garlic or garlic powder - to taste;
beets - 1 pc.;
salt;
nutmeg;
cardamom;
ground black pepper;
marjoram;
mustard beans.

How to cook

The amount of spices for 200 g of split peas is approximately 0.5 tsp. each type. However, this is not important. The ratio can be changed depending on taste preferences. So, split peas are ground into flour. The resulting mass is steamed with hot water and left for a couple of hours. Next, the swollen mass is cooked over low heat until tender (cooking time depends on the type of peas). Grate the beets on a fine grater and squeeze out the juice. This amount of peas requires approximately 10-15 ml of juice. The pulp itself is not needed; it can be used to prepare any other dishes. Add beet juice, all the listed spices and vegetable oil to the cooled pea mass. Place the mixture in a blender and beat at low speed. The result is a tender puree. Then the resulting mass is spread on and rolled into a sausage. Its diameter can be any. After this, the almost finished vegetarian sausage is transferred to the cold and kept for about a day. When homemade sausage hardens well, it is used for sandwiches, in salads, or spread on a piece of bread as a pate. Bon appetit!

If you came to this page with a recipe for vegetarian seitan sausages, then you most likely already know how to cook wheat meat or have at least once tried ready-made seitan.

Vegan seitan sausage

Seitan meat is a universal product; it is prepared simply and relatively quickly. Based on it, you can prepare many traditional dishes, but in a vegetarian way.

For example, dumplings with seitan, pilaf, vegan goulash, steak, “meat” in pots, and even sausages and seitan sausage.

Of course, the taste of wheat protein is very different from real meat, but this is for the better. Most likely, seitan is equated with meat because of its appearance, its texture and its versatility in cooking.

The taste and color of this product largely depends on the spices.

And here is a photo and video recipe for step-by-step preparation.

Ingredients

So, if you want to make vegan seitan sausage, you will need:

Seitan meat. Spices are calculated for the volume of seitan prepared from 2 tbsp. flour
clean gauze and thread

1 tbsp. l. fennel seeds
1 tbsp. l. dried oregano
1 tbsp. l. dried paprika
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. salt or to taste

For the broth:

1 large onion
1 carrot
3-4 rings of celery stalk
salt pepper

How to make seitan sausage

Prepare seitan. Knead the dough from 2 tbsp. flour and water (as for dumplings).

Rinse the dough under running water until the water is no longer cloudy (the gluten is washed out). The dough should turn out to be a porous, soft ball, as in the picture.

Mix all the spices in a deep bowl: fennel, oregano, paprika, salt and red chili. Knead the porous dough along with the spices. The dough should turn pale red.

Roll the seitan into thick sausages. Place the sausages on cheesecloth, wrap tightly in cloth and tie with thread.

Cut the onion, celery stalk and carrots into arbitrary pieces. Add water, salt and let it boil. Then put the sausages into the broth and boil for 1.5 hours until fully cooked.

After 1.5 hours, the vegan seitan sausages will be ready. They can be lightly squeezed out of excess juice and then fried in vegetable oil until golden brown, or immediately cut into portions and served.

Bon appetit!

Vegetarian Sausage Recipes

Sometimes you want sausage, you go to the store, and because you have nothing to do, you start reading what it’s made of... And it’s also good if the sausage is made according to GOST - there is at least hope that there will be some meat in some quantity, but still there is, but if it is made according to specifications?? Solid chemicals with aromatic and flavoring additives. And then one day, thinking once again that they were pushing anything but a meat product onto us, I remembered a recipe I had once seen for “vegetarian” sausage - where there was no smell of meat either. But at least you can easily prepare it yourself and without any chemicals.

Vegetarian sausage contains:

2 cups peas (or pea flakes)
3 tablespoons beet juice,
2 teaspoons coriander,
a pinch of pepper,
a pinch of nutmeg,
2-3 cloves of garlic,
2 teaspoons salt,
100 g butter.

On a note:

If you want to make lean sausage at the same time, replace the butter with vegetable oil. It should be poured into the peas towards the end of cooking.
Also, if desired, you can put finely chopped onions in the peas so that they boil along with the porridge.

Method for preparing vegetarian sausage:

We wash the peas, soak them for 4-6 hours, if there was a lot of water, drain off the excess (the peas should only be covered with water). Then bring the peas to a boil over very low heat and cook until soft. If you have pea flakes, fill them with 4 glasses of hot water and cook for 10 minutes, stirring continuously. Using a blender, puree the still hot pea porridge.

Peel the garlic, squeeze it into the pea puree through a garlic press, add spices and beat thoroughly again until smooth.

We clean the raw beets and grate them on a fine grater.

Squeeze out the juice through a strainer or cloth (the squeeze can be used for other dishes - borscht or vegetable pie). Pour the squeezed beet juice into the pea mixture and stir well. Pour enough juice so that the color of the “sausage” becomes similar to the color of “real” boiled sausage - pink. I overdid it a little - my “sausage” turned out to be very bright, as if I had gone too far with the dyes (which is essentially what happened).

Add softened butter and beat thoroughly again with a blender.

Cut off the top of a plastic bottle (a 1.5 liter mineral water bottle is best) and grease the inner surface of the resulting glass with vegetable oil. Pour the resulting still warm pea mixture into it and quickly cool it in the refrigerator.

After the “sausage” has cooled and hardened, carefully cut the bottle lengthwise and take out the resulting vegetarian sausage.

We cut the sausage into slices as usual - and use it for sandwiches, as an appetizer or side dish.

Thanks to the author of the recipe oksana-sapruvowa from koolinar.ru.
This sausage is a trick of the eye and taste - it is actually a soufflé.
Taste, appearance and smell of sausage. There are no animal ingredients at all. Try it, you won't regret it.

Pour 2 cups (250 ml) of yellow pea halves into 5 cups (1250 ml) cold water and leave for 3-4 hours until they swell. Add 1 full tsp. salt, put on low heat and cook until the peas are ready. It took me about an hour. The water is all absorbed.
While the peas are cooking, prepare the dressing.
Refueling.
3 tbsp. raw or boiled beet juice (this took one large beetroot), 1 tsp. ground coriander, half a teaspoon of ground black pepper, 6 cloves of garlic, 100 gr. sunflower oil. Blend it all in a blender until smooth and homogeneous. As soon as the peas are cooked, grind them hot in a blender, immediately add the dressing and beat again until smooth.
Next, it was proposed to pour the whole thing hot into a plastic bottle, but I, having experience in rolling it from boiling water into a pipe, decided not to risk it and poured it into cups. They made 4 cups of 300 ml each.

Cool to room temperature and refrigerate. When the sausage hardens, it lags behind the sides of the cup and falls out of it without any problems.
I tried it the next day...
Cool stuff! The taste, appearance and color are like sausage! Yes, it’s not suitable for cubes or salads, but... it’s just right with a vegetable salad! The flavor of the peas really comes through with the garlic and coriander. We don't like coriander in large quantities, so I didn't add 2 tsp. just like the recipe and that was enough. (The coriander gives exactly the flavor of the sausage. I’ll keep this in mind for the future when I make real sausage.)

Ingredients:

Lentil flakes: 1 cup

Garlic: 3 cloves

Sunflower oil: 50 gr

Beetroot juice: 1.5 tbsp.

Coriander: 1 tsp.

Black pepper: 1 pinch

Nutmeg: 1 pinch

Cooking time: 40 min

Boil 1 cup of lentil flakes. Instead, you can use pea flakes, or cook peas or lentils in grains. The flakes cook faster and are easier to form into a homogeneous mass.

Beat the resulting porridge well in a blender, adding 1 tsp. coriander, a pinch of black pepper and nutmeg, 3 cloves of garlic, after grating them, 50 gr. sunflower oil, one and a half tablespoons of beet juice, salt to taste.

The consistency of the resulting mass should not be very thick, so that when hot it can be poured into the mold. This will make the surface of the sausage smoother. During the first preparation, we did not take this into account.

As a form, you can use a plastic bottle with the neck cut off or, better yet, some elongated glass container.

The resulting sausage is more like a pate. Next time we want to try adding agar-agar, maybe it will give it elasticity.

Homemade sausage can be made from beans, without using animal products. And it will not only be tasty, but also healthy. This nutritious vegan sausage is perfect for morning sandwiches.

Ingredients of vegetarian sausage:

150 g beans (I used Black Eye beans),
1 medium carrot
2 heaped tablespoons of agar-agar,
salt, hot pepper to taste,
dill (I used dried),
3 tablespoons vegetable oil,
water.

How to make vegetarian bean sausage
Soak the beans in water at room temperature for several hours. Then boil until done. Drain off some of the water, but leave a little (about half a glass). Cool the beans and remaining water.

Grate the carrots and fry in vegetable oil until soft.

Grind beans with water in a blender until pureed. Salt, pepper, mix with dill. Add the fried carrots and mix again.

Heat about 1.5 cups of water in a clean saucepan. Pour agar-agar into it, mix well and bring to a boil.

Pour agar-agar over our bean puree, mix everything until smooth.

And pour this preparation into glasses or plastic mineral water bottles with the neck cut off. Place in the refrigerator. In about 20 minutes the vegan sausage is ready!

We take the sausage out of glasses or bottles - it is easily separated from the walls of the dish using the handle of a spoon or the back of a knife.
Cutting and making sandwiches

From the specified amount of products I got 3 sausages in 250 g glasses.

Good afternoon, my reader and connoisseur of delicious and healthy food!

Yesterday I discovered a new health food store in our city. And I immediately share this discovery with you.

Oh, there’s so much there, and it’s all in one place. Everything for vegetarians, raw foodists, Ayurvedic practitioners and people who treat themselves and their health with love and attention. Imagine, there is also vegetarian sausage. Here she is, in the photo.

It all started when I started looking for a spice store on the Internet to try something new, and I “stumbled” upon this store. I looked at his location and immediately went there. And not in vain, I tell you!

This store has a wide variety of teas. I bought ginseng root, which I had been looking for for a very long time in our city. It is simply not available for sale in regular pharmacies, for example. And here it is! On the shelves there are high-quality cosmetics according to the store’s customers. Over time I will try it on myself and will definitely tell you.

They sell various nuts, spices, seasonings, wheat bran, rye bran, bread for beauty and health with various natural additives (I bought it with beets), soy meat, various oils, even nuts. There is even coconut milk powder, and much more... I'll focus on vegetarian sausage.

So, I was walking around the store, choosing all sorts of interesting products, and suddenly in front of me was a refrigerator, and there was sausage in it! I even opened my mouth: “How is it that in such a store they sell sausage, which I don’t pay attention to in regular stores??” Moreover, there are different types of sausage - salami, ham, smoked and semi-smoked. With and without fat.

I stood there for probably a minute, and slowly it began to dawn on me that this was an unusual sausage. I look up, and above the display case it is written: "Sausage
vegetarian" and saw a label with a vegetarian sign. I immediately began asking the friendly store consultants about the composition of this sausage. They happily told me everything, without hiding :))

Now I’m telling you, my reader. Semi-smoked, cholesterol-free sausage and spicy salami, which I decided to take for testing, is a genetically safe product that does not contain meat. The sausage is lean, it is made only from vegetable raw materials. Contains proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

Composition of vegetarian sausage:

Wheat protein
Vegetable oil
Corn starch (regular, not modified)
Pea protein
Coriander seeds
Dyes of natural plant origin – spices
Spices
It also contains coconut milk, which creates the appearance of fat.

When I brought the sausage home and told my family that I had bought myself sausage, the whole family was shocked. I have not eaten meat or anything connected with it for five years now, but here is sausage... In appearance, it is no different from meat.

When I started telling my family what it was vegetarian sausage, They became interested in this, and together we began to take a sample. We all really liked this sausage, even the children. You know, friends, it tastes like a meat product, but unlike it, it’s so delicious it’s beyond words. Tender, with a pleasant aroma and taste of spices. But, I must say, meat makes me feel bad, but I ate this product with great pleasure.

This is the discovery I made for myself after learning about a wonderful health food store in our city, where they even sell vegetarian sausage . Maybe there is such a store in your city? Come in and buy yourself something you like. And you will be pleased, I assure you.