Sticky date and sausage traybake
Celebrate the luxuriously sticky-sweetness of dates in this effortless, family-friendly sausage traybake flavoured with warm spices and maple syrup
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 400g baby potatoes , halved or quartered if large
- 200g brussels sprouts , halved
- 1red onion , peeled and cut into 8 wedges
- 150g Medjool dates , pitted and torn in half
- 8good-quality sausages
- 5g oregano
- 3thyme sprigs
- 65ml olive oil
- 2tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2tbsp maple syrup
- 1tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 2garlic cloves , grated
- ½tsp ground cinnamon
- 1tsp nigella seeds
- 1tsp ground cumin
- 10g parsley , roughly chopped
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line a large roasting tray with baking paper for easy clean-up. Fill the tray with the potatoes, sprouts, onion and dates. Nestle the sausages on top, then sprinkle over the oregano and thyme.Step 2
Mix the oil, vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, garlic, cinnamon, nigella seeds and cumin in a small jug. Season well with salt and pepper. Pour this over the sausages and vegetables, massaging it all with your hands to coat well.Step 3
Cover with foil and roast for 30 mins. Remove the foil and toss the tray to shuffle everything around, then increase the heat to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Cook for another 25-30 mins, or until sticky, golden and charred at the edges.Step 4
Top with a sprinkling of parsley and serve straight from the tray for everyone to help themselves.