Sticky Date And Sausage Traybake Recipe | olivemagazine

A sausage traybake with a serving spoon in it

400g baby potatoes
halved or quartered if large
200g brussels sprouts
halved
1 red onion
peeled and cut into 8 wedges
150g Medjool dates
pitted and torn in half
8 good-quality sausages
5g oregano
3 thyme sprigs
65ml olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
2 garlic cloves
grated
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp nigella seeds
1 tsp ground cumin
10g parsley
roughly chopped

Method

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.

Helena Busiakiewicz