Vegan Broccoli Tots
Vegan Broccoli Tots with Ketchup Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 36 tots, depending on size
Ingredients
- 1 large Russet Potato
- 14 oz Bag of Frozen Broccoli Florets thawed
- 1 Flax "egg" 1-1/2 tsp of ground flax mixed with 1-1/2 tbsp of water - allow to sit until thickened and gelatinous
- 1 tsp Salt
- pinch Pepper
- Olive Oil SPRAY
- Flour (if needed) if your mixture seems to "wet", just add a bit of flour.
Instructions
- Place whole potatoes in a large pot of water and bring to a boil. Once they are nearly fork tender, remove and allow to cool enough to handle.
- Using a peeler (or your hands and a paper towel), remove the skins while they are still warm.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Now, grate the peeled potatoes on a box grater (larger side). Add to a large bowl.
- In a few batches, add the defrosted broccoli to the bowl of a food processor. I find that it doesn't fully process if you try to do the whole bag at once and we need this finely minced for the tots to hold together. 2 or 3 batches works best, emptying into the bowl with the grated potatoes.
- I added one half of a flax "egg" to the mixture to ensure they held together nicely. A flax "egg" is simply 1-1/2 tsp of ground flax to 1-1/2 Tbsp of water. Allow it to sit until it becomes sort of gelatinous.
- Combine everything together in a large bowl, including salt, until it starts to look like it will form well.
- On a lined baking sheet and using a small cookie scoop, place the mixture and form. I chose to create basic flattened discs, but if you would like to try to the actual tater tot shape, just know that they will need to bake a bit longer. I just used a small juice glass sprayed with cooking spray to flatten.
- My spray is olive oil, so I used that to finish and sprinkled with a bit more salt.
- Into the preheated oven they go for about 30 minutes or so. Carefully flip them halfway through the baking process.
- Serve with your favorite condiment. Mine is the classic tomato ketchup :)