Description
These French Onion Sausage Rolls are a delicious twist on a classic sausage roll, filled with caramelized onions and savory pork sausage, all wrapped in flaky puff pastry. Perfect for a snack or appetizer!
Ingredients
Scale
For the Caramelized Onions:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
For the Sausage Filling:
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Black pepper to taste
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- ¼ cup shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Caramelize Onions: In a skillet, heat olive oil, add onions and salt, cook until caramelized. Stir in sugar and balsamic vinegar.
- Prepare Sausage Filling: Mix ground sausage with thyme, garlic powder, black pepper, and caramelized onions.
- Assemble Rolls: Roll out puff pastry, cut into strips, spoon sausage mixture, add cheese if desired, fold pastry over filling, seal edges.
- Bake: Place rolls on baking sheet, brush with egg wash, bake for 25–30 minutes until golden.
- Serve: Let cool slightly before slicing and serving.
Notes
- These make a great appetizer or lunch with a green salad.
- For a shortcut, use pre-caramelized onions or French onion soup mix.
- Can be frozen before baking for make-ahead ease.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
