Cauliflower tots

These cheesy tots are so delicious that no one will even know their main ingredient is cauliflower. Rustle these hidden-veg morsels up for a tasty snack or lunch box treat your littlies will love.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cauliflower

    cooked and finely chopped

  • 3 eggs

    lightly beaten

  • 1 onion

    finely chopped

  • ¼ cup continental parsley

    finely chopped

  • ½ cup parmesan cheese

    grated

  • 1 cup breadcrumbs

  • 1 tbsp chicken-flavoured stock powder

  • canola cooking spray

Equipment

  • 1 oven
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 baking paper
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 dessert spoons

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Line a baking tray with baking paper and set aside.
  2. In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients except for the canola spray. Season well.
  3. Using two dessert spoons, shape quenelles (think croquette shapes) and lay on the baking tray. Continue until all of the mixture is used and then spray all tots with canola spray.
  4. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden. Halfway through cooking, turn tots over and spray again with canola spray. Serve with sweet chilli sauce for dipping.

Notes

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To cook the cauliflower, you can chop it finely and place it in a plastic-wrapped bowl in the microwave on high for 4-5 minutes.
Tip
For an extra hit of flavour, try adding some chicken stock powder to the mixture.
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Serve with sweet chilli sauce for dipping.

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