Vege-loaded sausage rolls
A sandwich swap for the school lunchbox! My daughter helps me grate the carrot and courgette, mix it through the sausage meat and roll it up in puff pastry. We bake a batch and keep a container in the freezer to pull out on busy mornings.
By Julia Scott, NZ Registered Dietitian · 22 October 2026
Contains: egg, milk, wheat
Recipe
Vege-loaded sausage rolls
- Makes
- about 12 small rolls
Ingredients
Batch
Method
- 1Preheat oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper
- 2Combine the sausage meat with the grated carrot and courgette
- 3Spoon the mixture along one edge of the pastry and roll up tightly
- 4Slice into portions and place on the tray
- 5Brush with milk or whisked egg
- 6Bake 20 to 25 min, until golden and cooked through
Julia's notes
Depending on the sausages and pastry you use, this may also contain soy, and milk (butter puff pastry).
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