Vegetarian Sausage Links

Photo: flickr user Ewan-M

Ingredients

1 sm. onion, minced

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

3 cloves minced garlic

2 cups cold cooked rice

1 cup cooked kidney beans

1/4 cup egg substitute

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried sage

1/4 teaspoon dried cilantro

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

1 cup warm tomato puree

Preparation

In a large nonstick frying pan, saute the onions in 1 tablespoons of the oil until clear. Add the cheese and garlic. Saute until garlic is clear.

In a large bowl combine rice, beans, egg substitute, thyme, oregano, cilantro and sage. Stir in the onion mixture. Transfer to food processor. Process until mixture is a solid mass, but NOT pureed. Just a few seconds. Divide into 8 parts. Form each part into a sausage shape. Roll in the bread crumbs.

Coat a baking sheet with non-stick spray. Set the sausages on the sheet and brush with remaining oil. Broil until mottled brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Serve with tomato puree. Yield 4 servings.