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Spicy Pecan “Sausage”

By: Dawn Jackson Blathner, RD

Serving Size: 5
Cook Time: 7 mins

Ground pecans and season them with herbs and spices to create a plant-based “meat” alternative. Use this spicy “sausage” on flatbread, pizza, soup and more. You can also use different seasonings and use it on tacos or in a breakfast casserole.

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon pecan or extra virgin olive oil

1/2 medium onion, diced (about 1/2 cup)

1/2 tablespoon fennel seed

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 cup raw pecan pieces (or lightly toasted)

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Process:

  1. In a pan over medium heat, add oil, onion, fennel seed, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, sea salt, and red pepper flakes (do not add pecans or vinegar yet). Cook 4 minutes or until onion is translucent.
  2. Add pecans, red wine vinegar, and onion mixture to food processor and pulse until consistency of ground pork, about 8 to 10 pulses. Makes 1 cup pecan “sausage”. Add to pasta, in a soup or on a flatbread or pizza.

Nutritional Facts:

Calories 150
Fat 15g
Saturated Fat 1.5g
Sodium 60mg
Carbs 4g
Fiber 2g
Protein 2g