Vegan Chickpea Cauliflower Tots uses one head of cauliflower and it makes a lot of tots.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Air Fryer, Finger Food
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 65Tots
Calories 260kcal
Author Ginny McMeans
Ingredients
1headcauliflower, cleaned and roughly chopped
½cuponion- white onion, diced
¼cupnutritional yeast
15ouncescan chickpeas, drained
1 ½cupsbread crumbs
1teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonground black pepper
¼cupcoconut oil for frying
Instructions
Put the cauliflower in a food processor and process until the cauliflower is in small pieces that almost looks like rice.
Lay a double layer of paper towels on the counter and spread the cauliflower on top. Press down evenly over the cauliflower with more paper towels to remove as much excess liquid as possible.
Add the rest of the ingredients (except the oil) into the food processor and pulse until well chopped.
Add the cauliflower and the rest of the mix to a large bowl and mix well. Form into small oval balls; you will get 55 to 65 tots.
Heat the coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, start adding the cauliflower tots and fry on all sides. Do not crowd.
Transfer to paper towels to drain. Proceed until all the tots are fried. See the directions above the recipe card to see how to make these tots in an air fryer.