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Meat friands with green salad

Meat friands with green salad are puff pastry parcels filled with herbed sausage meat, served alongside a green salad. This easy recipe takes 45 minutes for 4 people, at about €2.20 per person. The key is keeping the pastry cold until it goes into the oven, and seasoning the filling generously with fresh herbs.

Tonight, pretty puff pastry parcels filled with herbed sausage meat, baked golden, with a green salad.

Meat friands with green salad
Total time
45 min
Difficulty
Easy
Cost per person
€2.20
Calories per person
720 kcalcalculated by Kiloach, your weight coach
Season
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
The kids
They generally like it

Under the golden puff pastry sits a soft filling of sausage meat livened up with onion, parsley, chives, and a touch of mustard. The pastry shatters on the first bite, then the fragrant filling takes over. It's a simple dish that makes a nice change from ground beef without adding extra work in the kitchen.

This is the kind of dinner that pleases kids and adults alike, perfect for a weeknight when you don't want to babysit a pan. The friands bake on their own in the oven while you toss the salad, and everyone digs in with their fingers or a fork. You can also double the batch to have cold leftovers to snack on the next day.

The ingredients

4 people

Dairy

  • Puff pastry sheets 2
  • Egg 1

Butcher

  • Sausage meat 400 g

Fruits and vegetables

  • Onion 1
  • Parsley 1 bunch
  • Chives 1 bunch
  • Lettuce 1

Pantry

  • Mustardoften in the pantry 1 tbsp
  • Wine vinegaroften in the pantry 1 tbsp
  • Olive oiloften in the pantry 3 tbsp
  • Saltoften in the pantry 1 pinch
  • Pepperoften in the pantry 1 pinch

Allergens Gluten, Eggs, Mustard

The step by step recipe

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C and finely chop the onion, parsley, and chives.

    Chop the herbs just before using, they keep more flavor that way.

  2. Mix the sausage meat with the herbs, onion, mustard, and pepper.

    Go easy on the salt, sausage meat is already seasoned.

  3. Cut the pastry into large rectangles and place a log of filling in the center of each.

    Leave a finger's width of bare pastry around the filling.

  4. Moisten the edges, fold the friands closed, seal them with a fork, and brush with beaten egg.

    Cut three small slits on top so steam can escape.

  5. Bake until well puffed and golden, and serve with the dressed salad. 25 min

    Let them rest five minutes, the filling finishes firming up.

Our tips to get it right

  • Work on a floured surface with dry hands, puff pastry gets sticky fast once it starts to soften.
  • Seal the edges well with a fork, that's what keeps the filling from leaking out during baking.
  • Check doneness by lifting a friand, the bottom should be as golden and crisp as the top.

The variations

  • Swap the sausage meat for chicken sausage meat for a milder tasting version.
  • For a vegetarian version, use a mix of chopped mushrooms, softened onion, and grated cheese instead of the meat.
  • For kids, shape several small individual friands instead of two large ones, they bake faster and are easier to hold.

What to serve it with

  • Green salad with a sharp vinaigrette
  • Homemade mashed potatoes
  • A glass of apple juice

Storage

Cooked friands keep for 2 days in the fridge in a sealed container. They freeze very well, either raw or cooked. Reheat them in the oven so they stay crisp, never in the microwave which softens the pastry.

Questions about this dish

Can you make the friands ahead of time?

Yes, you can shape them the day before and keep them covered in the fridge. Brush them with egg just before baking so they keep a nice color.

Can you freeze raw friands?

Yes, place the shaped and egg washed friands on a tray, freeze flat, then transfer to a bag. Bake them straight from frozen, adding a few extra minutes to the cooking time.

What can replace sausage meat?

You can use ground pork seasoned yourself with salt, pepper, and a bit of garlic. The flavor will be a little milder than ready seasoned sausage meat.

How do you keep the pastry from getting soggy?

Don't overfill the friands and keep the filling centered, away from the edges. Also cut small slits on top to let steam escape during baking.

How long does it take to make meat friands with a green salad?

Count 45 min in total, prep and cooking included. The recipe is rated “easy”.

How many calories are in meat friands with a green salad?

About 720 kcal per serving, for a recipe meant for 4 people. Calories are calculated by Kiloach, your weight coach, the app that partners with Mon Chou.

How much does meat friands with a green salad cost?

About €2.20 per serving, or €8.80 for 4 people, based on average supermarket prices.

What allergens does this recipe contain?

This recipe contains gluten, eggs, mustard. Always check the labels of the products you buy.

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