HEALTHY & EASY SAUSAGE ROLLS

PREP TIME: 20 mins

COOK TIME: 25 mins

TOTAL TIME: 45 mins

COURSE: Main Course

CUISINE: Australian SERVINGS: 8

CALORIES: 474kcal

INGREDIENTS:

• 300 g beef mince

• 1/4 cup basil leaves, finely chopped

• 2 eggs

• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

• 1/4 cup wholemeal breadcrumbs

• 1 tablespoon tomato paste

• 1/2 carrot finely grated

• 1/2 brown onion finely chopped

• salt to taste

• pepper to taste

• 2 puff pastry defrosted ready-rolled sheets

• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius

2. In a medium bowl, mix together the mince, basil, 1 egg, Worcestershire, breadcrumbs, tomato paste, carrot and finely chopped onion. Season to taste

3. Refrigerate mixture

4. Cut pastry sheets in half (about 10-12 cm wide)

5. Lightly beat the other egg

6. Divide the sausage mixture into 4 even portions. Place the pastry on the baking sheet. Place each quarter of sausage mixture along one edge of the pastry on the baking paper

7. Brush the open strip of pastry at the opposite side of the mixture with egg and roll pastry over mixture into a long even log

8. Brush the tops with egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds and cut into rolls

9. Place roll seam side down on a lined oven tray with baking paper

10. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes until golden

NOTES:

HOW TO MAKE YOUR SAUSAGE ROLLS GLUTEN-FREE

1. Replace the puff-pastry with a gluten-free prerolled puff-pastry option

2. Replace the 1/4 cup wholemeal breadcrumbs with gluten-free breadcrumbs or you can substitute quinoa flakes.