Sausage-Style Walnut Meat
This vegan sausage-style walnut meat recipe is easy to make in your food processor with fresh California walnuts and a few plant-based kitchen staples. The smoky savory flavor is just incredible! Walnut sausage is the perfect vegetarian topping for pizzas, baked pasta dishes, or breakfast tacos.
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw California walnuts soaked in cool water for 20 minutes
- 2 Tbsp ssoy sauce use tamari for GF
- 1 Tbsp olive oil omit if you avoid oil
- 1 tsp liquid smoke
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp celery salt
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the walnuts and add them to a food processor with the remainder of the ingredients.
- Pulse the mixture 6-7 times or until the walnuts are well-combined with the spices and they look like the texture of ground meat. Stop to scrape down the sides as needed.
- Enjoy this walnut sausage on pizzas, pasta dishes, tofu scramble, etc.!
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