It’s time to talk cauliflower. Kids don’t like cauliflower, but it’s a fantastic and healthy vegetable to have. Caulipower’s cheesy baked cauliflower tots are one way to bring a tasty and manageable portion of cauliflower to your dinner table!
| Preparation time 30 minutes | Cooking time ~30 minutes |
| Serves serves 4 | Dietary GF |
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What’s great about this dish is it is low-carb, gluten free, AND can be a side dish or a tasty bite-sized snack. This dish is rich in nutrients and contains vitamin C!
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Ingredients
A tip from Caulipower: Try using a 24-mini cupcake tray and non-stick spray, as it will produce the best tots without them sticking to the tray! Make sure to loosen them when you’re turning them over.
- 1/2 large head cauliflower, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup low-fat cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup coarsely grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp almond flour
- 1/2 tsp salt (be gentle with how much you use!)
- 1/2 tsp all-purpose seasoning
- Fresh-ground black pepper to taste
- 1 egg
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A tip from Caulipower: For me, presentation is everything. Sadly, cauliflower has a specific stink that can put kids off eating it, so make sure they’re not around when cooking and keep those tots from burning!
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Method
- Clean, clean, clean! Clean down all your work surfaces.
- Preheat oven to 200C. Spray a mini cupcake tray with non-stick spray.
- Coarsely chop the cauliflower after cutting away leaves, place in a micro-wave proof bowl, cover with cling wrap, and microwave 2 minutes on high.
- Take off cling-wrap to let the steam escape, if there’s water in the bottom of the bowl, drain it.
- Add the cauliflower to food processor, and process until the cauliflower is finely chopped but still slightly chunky (no pureeing please!)
- If there is any water in the food processor, drain again.
- Put finely chopped cauliflower into a bowl and add the cheddar, coarsely grated Parmesan, almond flour, salt, seasoning, and black pepper. Mix.
- Add the egg and stir until the ingredients are mostly coated with egg.
- Use a spoon to scoop out rounded spoonful’s of the mixture and place it in the mini cupcake tray.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Carefully turn each cauliflower tot over in the tray and bake 15 minutes more, or until tots are nicely browned on both sides.
- Serve hot; these are best served right out of the oven.
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