Healthier sausage rolls

Name: Healthier sausage rolls
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1 plump shallot, finely chopped; 1 tsp rapeseed oil; 100g green lentils, drained weight from a 400g can; 300g lean pork mince (8% fat), preferably organic; 50g fresh white breadcrumbs; 2 tsp finely chopped tarragon leaves; good pinch dry mustard powder; pinch grated nutmeg; flour, for dusting, for the pastry; 1/2 x 375g sheet ready-rolled puff pastry, for the pastry; 2 tsp semi-skimmed milk, to seal and glaze, for the pastry

5 steps

Prep:45min

You'll love these healthy versions of a party favourite - still melt-in-the-mouth but containing just half the fat of the classic recipe.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:11:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories124.9 kcal (6%)

Total Fat6.5 g (9%)

Carbs10.6 g (4%)

Sugars0.9 g (1%)

Protein6.2 g (12%)

Sodium76.7 mg (4%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

1shallot

plump, finely chopped

1 tsprapeseed oil

100ggreen lentils

drained weight from a 400g can

300glean pork mince

8% fat, preferably organic

50gwhite breadcrumbs

fresh

2 tsptarragon leaves

for dusting, for the pastry

0.5 x 375gready-rolled puff pastry

for the pastry

2 tspsemi-skimmed milk

to seal and glaze, for the pastry

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 220°C / 200°C fan and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

Step 2

Fry the shallot in the oil until soft. Cool. Mash the lentils in a bowl, then stir in the rest of the filling ingredients, the shallot, a small pinch of salt and a good grinding of black pepper. Chill for 20 minutes.

Step 3

Halve the filling. Lightly flour the work surface and roll each half, one at a time, into a 28cm long sausage shape.

Step 4

Roll out the pastry on a clean, lightly floured work surface to a 28cm square. Cut in half to give two rectangles. Lay one of the sausage shapes along a long edge of one pastry. Roll the pastry around it almost to enclose, then brush a little milk down the opposite long side. Roll the join underneath and seal. Slice into eight rolls. Put on the prepared baking sheet, with the joins underneath. Make three indents on top of each roll. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling. Brush the tops with milk.

Step 5

Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.