Recipe: Rise and Shine Breakfast Sandwiches (meatless)

RISE 'N' SHINE BREAKFAST SANDWICHES

"Go above and beyond with this delightful breakfast sandwich. A vegan sausage patty, an easy homemade egg-free patty using chickpea flour, and a slice of gooey vegan cheese all piled onto a toasted English muffin - what a morning! And because chickpeas emit 60 percent less CO2 than eggs, this recipe is as environmentally conscious as it is tasty."



3/4 cup chickpea flour*
2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp black salt
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 Tbsp vegetable oil, plus more for greasing
4 vegan sausage patties
4 English muffins, toasted
Ketchup
4 slices vegan cheese (optional)

Whisk together the chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, olive oil, salt, turmeric, pepper, and 3/4 cup water until smooth. Let sit for 30 minutes, giving one final stir at the end. Don't be tempted to taste it yet - chickpea flour tastes weird before it's cooked.

In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Oil the insides of four egg rings.**

Place the egg rings in the pan and fill with the batter. Cook the first side for 3 minutes. Gently remove the egg rings, flip, and cook for 3 minutes more. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Add the vegan sausage patties to the pan and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side.

Build each sandwich on an English muffin: a sausage patty, an egg patty, ketchup, and cheese!

*Chickpea flour is sometimes called garbanzo flour, gram flour, or besan.

**No egg rings? No problem. Make DIY egg rings using round cookie cutters or the screw-on rings of mason jar lids. Just make sure they're clean and oiled before using. And when you flip the patties, use a spatula to flip the whole thing - DIY ring and all - rather than removing the ring first. When you go to pop the patty out at the end, carefully hold the ring using a fork and push the patty through the wide end.

VARIATION:
Want to go the extra eco-mile? Substitute a slice of the Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Sausage for a store-bought patty, and replace the vegan cheese slices with avocado to cut down on packaging.

Makes 4 servings
Adapted from source: Food Is The Solution: What to Eat to Save the World - 80+ Recipes for a Greener Planet and a Healthier You by Matthew Prescott (Flatiron Books; March 27, 2018)