Apple Sage Dressing
 
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Impress your omnivore friends with this vegan dressing recipe that's flavored with apple, sage, kale, shallots, and vegan sausage!
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Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Thanksgiving
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • Roughly 1 lb. hearty bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 lg. shallot, chopped
  • 2 Field Roast smoked apple sage sausage links (or vegan sausages of your choice)
  • 1 small apple, peeled and chopped into small pieces
  • 5-7 fresh sage leaves, chopped (plus more for garnish, if desired)
  • 1 cup vegetable broth (more or less, depending on desired bread moisture)
  • 1 bunch kale, chopped, tough ribs removed
  • ½ t. salt, plus more to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat, and spread bread cubes out onto sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes, until cubes are crispy but have some give to them when pressed. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside. Increase oven heat to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium pot over medium heat, cook the shallots in a splash of water or broth for about 3 minutes. Using your fingers, crumble the sausages into the pot and add the apple and sage. Stirring frequently, cook until sausage starts to brown and apples are soft, about 7 mins.
  3. Add the broth and stir. When the broth begins to simmer, add the kale and reduce heat to low.
  4. When the kale has wilted, stir in the salt and pepper and pour pot contents over the bread cubes. Stir to distribute the ingredients, then transfer to a greased 9 x 9 casserole dish. Bake until the top bread cubes are golden and crispy, roughly 15 minutes.
  5. Garnish with fresh sage leaves and serve with miso mushroom gravy.
Notes
Because bread doesn't reheat very well, I recommend making this the day you serve it. To reheat the leftovers, however, use the oven instead of the microwave if you want the bread to remain crispy as opposed to chewy.
Recipe by Daily Dose of Greens at https://dailydoseofgreens.com/2015/11/17/apple-sage-dressing-with-miso-mushroom-gravy/