If you’re buying fresh broccoli heads and throwing away the stalks, you’re leaving a lot of money on the table. Get more bang for your broccoli buck by transforming those stalks into delicious green tots! These tasty broccoli tots from low-waste-cooking queen Carleigh Bodrug make a fun appetizer or kid-friendly snack served with salsa, ketchup, or Creamy Cilantro-Garlic Dressing. And they’re so simple: Grate broccoli stalk and potato, then combine with soaked ground flaxseed, chopped broccoli florets, and nutritional yeast. Don’t buy broccoli crowns for this recipe: You want a head with a whole stalk, plus an extra stalk.
Tips
To bake instead of air-fry: Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake on a prepared baking sheet for 25 minutes or until crispy, turning tots halfway through.
For more inspiration, check out these tasty ideas:
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By Carleigh Bodrug,
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
- 1 head broccoli with stem + 1 more broccoli stem (12 oz.)
- 1 8-oz. russet potato, scrubbed
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- Ketchup or other dip such as Creamy Cilantro-Garlic Dressing
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. In a small bowl stir together flaxseed meal and 2½ tablespoons water. Let stand 5 minutes.
- Using a paring knife or potato peeler, peel the woody skin off the broccoli stems. Using the medium holes on a box grater, coarsely shred broccoli stems and potato into a large bowl. Finely chop broccoli florets and add to bowl. Add flaxseed mixture, nutritional yeast, and salt; mix well. Using wet hands, form rounded tablespoons of the mixture into short cylinders. Place tots on the prepared baking sheet.
- Working in batches, arrange tots in air-fryer basket in a single layer without touching one another. Air-fry 10 minutes. Turn tots over; air-fry 8 minutes more or until browned and crisp. Serve immediately with ketchup or your dip of choice.
Per serving (6 tots): 140 calories, 27 g carbohydrates, 9 g protein, 2 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 348 mg sodium, 8 g fiber, 5 g sugar
Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.
Comments (5)
(3 from 1 vote)Tasty but very messy to prepare
Could you put them in the food processor to save time (and fingers) instead of grating them by hand?
How do you make these if you don't have an air fryer?
To bake instead of air-fry: Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake on a prepared baking sheet for 25 minutes or until crispy, turning tots halfway through.
Instructions are there for baking