Sausage Traybake with Pistachio Pesto
By OcadoLife
Published on 14 March 2022
This sausage traybake has pops of red and green that make it an enticing everyday dish. Looking for more traybake dinner recipes? Look no further.Time and servings
1 hrTotal time
4Servings
10 minsPrep time
50 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 8 sausages
- 550 g of red potatoes, cut into chunks with the skin kept on
- 2 red peppers, deseeded and cut into 5cm strips
- 400 g of cherry tomatoes, half kept whole and the others cut in half
- 1 large red onion, peeled and sliced into thin half moons
- 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, plus 150ml for the pesto
- 3 tablespoons of cider vinegar
- 100 g of fresh basil leaves, for the pesto
- 60 g of pistachio nuts, for the pesto
- 1 clove of garlic, for the pesto
- 30 g of parmesan cheese, grated (for the pesto)
- 1 loaf of sourdough or olive bread
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Place the sausages and potatoes in a large roasting tin, drizzle over the olive oil, toss to coat and place in the oven for 30 mins, turning the sausages a couple of times to brown all over.Step 2
Remove the tin from the oven and add the peppers and tomatoes. Toss them together, season and put back in the oven for a further 20 mins.Step 3
While the dish is cooking, make the pesto by blitzing the ingredients together with salt and pepper and set aside.Step 4
Put the red onion slices into a bowl with the vinegar to soften and slightly pickle.Step 5
Remove the tray from the oven, drizzle over the pesto and scatter over the onions. Serve with sourdough or olive bread.Step 6
Cook’s tip: Simply use thickly sliced aubergines instead of sausages for a great veggie option.