A Jersey Shore classic! These meatless Boardwalk Italian Sausage & Peppers Sandwiches are vegan, gluten-free, and top 8 allergy-free! A simple, delicious, and healthy recipe for your greasy favorite summer comfort food!
You can’t take a trip down to the shore without enjoying all the boardwalk eats and treats. A Jersey girl knows that summertime means boardwalks, beaches, lemonade, Kohr’s soft serve, arcades, and the smells of greasy boardwalk eats. The moment you step on the boardwalk, one of the aromas you are guaranteed to smell wafting from multiple food stalls is the steamy, greasy, goodness of what one can assume is some Italian sausage and peppers.
I, unfortunately (or not), never ate this Jersey Shore classic, but it always smelled SO good to me. Now being a celiac, plant-based, and not open to eating this type of fare, those childhood dreams have been tampered down and left for me to find an uplifting solution. Being a born and raised Jersey girl, it’s my duty to find a swappable recipe for all our New Jersey eats, far and wide, for us celiac and food allergy folk.
This messy classic “Shore” food is typically made in large batches on a greasy industrial flat top stove, with two spatulas flailing around the combination of cut up Italian sausages, bell peppers, and onions. The goodness is served up on demand in a nice white bread hoagie roll. Total man’s food, that’s for sure, but also perfect for the Jersey Shore atmosphere (if you know what I mean).
For these “Strength-and-Sunshine-ified”, gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free sausage and peppers sandwiches, you’ll be enjoying some Italian bean ball sausages along with the bell peppers and onions. All served on a hoagie roll or hot dog bun, like this one. You could also serve this up sans sub roll or on something else, that’s up to you, I won’t judge! The amazing flavors all come from the spices and herbs we’re using for out “mock sausage” replacement. Not a spicy sausage, more or a sweet and savory one, and you know, full of black bean goodness!
Vegan Boardwalk Italian Sausage & Peppers Sandwiches
- 3 Cups Sliced Bell Peppers (Red, Yellow, Green)
- 1 Cup Sliced Vidalia Onion
- 2 TB Red Wine Vinegar
- Bean Ball Sausages:
- 1 15oz Can No-Salt Added Black Beans
- 1 TB Red Wine Vinegar
- ½ TB Dried Parsley
- 1 Tsp Dried Basil
- 1 Tsp Dried Oregano
- ½ Tsp Dried Thyme
- ½ Tsp Smoked Paprika
- ½ Tsp Fennel Seed
- ¼ Tsp Black Pepper
- ¼ Tsp Garlic Powder
- ¼ Tsp Onion Powder
- Gluten-Free Hoagie, Sub, or Hot Dog Buns (to serve)
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- In a food processor, combine all the bean ball sausage ingredients. Pulse to combine.
- Place the sliced peppers and onions in a greased cast iron skillet. Toss with the red wine vinegar.
- Form 8 oblong balls or sausage shaped mounds with the bean mixture and place them in with the veggies in the cast iron skillet.
- Bake the entire skillet in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove and serves on sliced open hoagie rolls.
Here’s my little gift of the Jersey Shore boardwalk to you. If you live in a land-locked state or have never had the chance to enjoy our Jersey East Coast vibes, well here you go! Of course, if you’re a celiac, vegan, or food allergy compatriot, you know this comfort food was made perfectly delicious just for you and your family! A whole lot of health in this recipe too. Dinner, lunch, a sandwich to be savored and devoured anytime!
So tell me:
+ Where are my Jersey people at?
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I have everything but the fennel seeds and I think you need that to make it taste like sausage. I guess I’ll have to take a trip to the grocery store. My youngest doesn’t care for meat, so trying to find things for her to eat has been challenging for this meat eating family. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I bet you everyone will love these for sure! Enjoy!
This is so delicious. Easy to make but the combination of flavors is just wonderful. It is a must-try for everyone.
All the traditionally Italian spices and herbs!
Sandwich junkie here and always looking for new ideas. These look amazing and I think I have everything but the veggies. Running to the grocery store!
Sandwiches are always good, right? Ah! I hope you enjoy these! Let me know
These look so good! Excited to make this recipe!
Well I’m excited you’re excited!
These look so delicious! Definitely giving them a try!
I’m glad to hear it!
My husband grew up on the south Jersey shore! Wait until he sees these!
Ah, well then he knows 😉
These look amazing! I definitely need to make these!
Sure you do.
Loving the vegan twist on a classic. looking forward to more!
Thank you! I hope you get to make these then.
My husband would love this recipe!! We’ll definitely have to try this this summer.
Awesome, I hope you do!
I am so impressed that this whole recipe is vegan and grain free. It looks like a tasty option for those with dietary restrictions.
Haha, not really grain-free if you serve it as intended!
This looks so yummy!! Thanks for the recipe xo
Thanks, enjoy!
I can NOT believe this is vegan! It looks so, so good!!
I hope you enjoy it.
Pinning this for later- looks like the perfect easy summer meal!
Yes! A great weeknight meal!
I make vegan burgers with tinned black beans but would have never have thought of making sausages out of them too. I love this Rebecca! Plus it’s kind of weird but I was walking to work this morning wondering what kind of filling I could have in a roll. You’ve solved that! Yum!
A little taste of NJ eats for you too 😉
Omg these sausage pepper sandwiches look yummy! I have a potluck coming up and been trying to figure out what to make. Definitely making these for the event.
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If you make a big batch of this, I think it could work!
Such an awesome, yummy looking take on the classic!!
It’s super delish!
That sandwich looks delicious. You can go wrong with peppers and sausages!
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Yup, tons of flavor!
This looks great! It looks so filling and soooo many veggies!
A great dose of beans and veggies!
This look at ao delicious. I am definitely going to try these.
Glad to hear it!
I would’ve never thought to make a food like this vegetarian! It’s probably way healthier than the real version!
Lol, wow!
That looks totally delicious, thanks for sharing!
Lol, alright, enjoy!
girl- my husband is currently drooling about this as i showed him the pics!! i def need to make this asap for him!
It will make for a delicious dinner!
This looks so delicious!!
Thanks!
This looks so yummy! I am always hesitant to try mock meat because most I’ve found use a lot of soy but your mock Italian sausage recipe sounds just up my alley. I cannot wait to try this recipe!
That’s because its’ real food, not processed factory crap that’s worse than actual meat.