Cauliflower Tots

Recipe From: Laura

 Anyone else have a love for those yummee tater tots served at lunch in the elementary school cafeteria ?  They were my favorite !  So this recipe reinvents those beloved tater tots using cauliflower, making them a delightful, low carb indulgence that taste just like a tater tot! MMMMMMM......How we LOVED these even more than the regular tater tots! In fact, the kids gobbled em up  so fast and requested more but the recipe only made 25 so be sure to double recipe!  If you don't have a food processor, you can purchase "pre-cut rice" cauliflower.  We loved dipping them in sweet chili sauce.  Enjoy!

4 cups pre riced cauliflower (2 heads)

2 TBSP olive oil for baking sheet

1/4 c. minced onion

2 TBSP minced red pepper

2 tsp. minced jalapeno pepper

2 tsp. cilantro, finely chopped

1/4 c. almond flour

3/4 c. shredded cheddar jack cheese

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. ground pepper

1 egg*

Steam pre-riced cauliflower for 10 min. in a colander over boiling water or stovetop steamer insert.  Pour onto clean, dry towel or paper towels.  Press all excess water out of the cauliflower as much as possible. Press one more time for good measure while allowing cauliflower to cool.  Preheat oven to 400.  Prep baking sheet with foil drizzled with olive oil.  In large bowl, mix cooled cauliflower, onion, red pepper, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, almond flour, cheese, salt and pepper til blended.  Add egg and mix thoroughly.  Form into tot shaped balls. They will be a lil gooey but will firm up during baking. Lay on baking sheet about 1/2 in. apart. Bake in oven 12-15 min.  Remove from oven and flip tots gently.  Continue baking for 12-15 min. more. Serve immediately.