CAULIFLOWER CROQUETTES
Ingredients:
1 cauliflower, cut into florets and steamed
1 zucchini, grated
3 tablespoons of light cottage cheese
Psyllium husks**
Spice/s of your choice (i.e. chili powder, Cajun seasoning, Moroccan seasoning)
Method
I was browsing across the recipes at Tony Ferguson and came across their recipe for "notato croquettes". They sounded fantastic, but I didn't have all the ingredients on hand. So here we have my spin off version.
I should note, I'm not a cook who follows recipes to the letter. I think cooking is quite an intuitive process - if something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't. If you decide to attempt this and the mixture is too watery / dry, change things up until it's just right.
I should note, I'm not a cook who follows recipes to the letter. I think cooking is quite an intuitive process - if something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't. If you decide to attempt this and the mixture is too watery / dry, change things up until it's just right.
Ingredients:
1 cauliflower, cut into florets and steamed
1 zucchini, grated
3 tablespoons of light cottage cheese
Psyllium husks**
Spice/s of your choice (i.e. chili powder, Cajun seasoning, Moroccan seasoning)
Method
Once you have grated the zucchini, do your best to squeeze as much water out as possible. I placed mine in the oven for a few minutes, just to try and get rid of the extra moisture. Similarly with the cauliflower, once it has been steamed you want to mash it up and try to remove any excess liquid. To do this, I placed my steamed cauliflower in a colander initially and used a potato masher to mash it up. At the same time excess moisture drained out of the colander.
Ultimately if the ingredients are too wet, you won't be able to form nice croquettes with the mixture.
Mix the cauliflower and zucchini together in a bowl. At this point you may wish to add some salt / pepper / garlic if you have it on hand. Add the cottage cheese and mix together. If the mixture is too moist you can add some psyllium husk to dry it up. Alternatively, if the mixture is to dry, try a little more cottage cheese. You want to be able to roll the mixture into balls without it falling apart.
In a separate bowl add some psyllium husk and your spice/s of choice (I used Moroccan seasoning). Roll your mixture into balls and coat in the psyllium husk mixture. This is quite a large recipe and produced 18 balls for me.
Once you are done, place the balls on a lined oven tray and bake** for 30-40 mins on 180 degrees. The pshillum husk mixture should form a nice coating which should brown slightly.
Serve with a salad and enjoy!
Ultimately if the ingredients are too wet, you won't be able to form nice croquettes with the mixture.
Mix the cauliflower and zucchini together in a bowl. At this point you may wish to add some salt / pepper / garlic if you have it on hand. Add the cottage cheese and mix together. If the mixture is too moist you can add some psyllium husk to dry it up. Alternatively, if the mixture is to dry, try a little more cottage cheese. You want to be able to roll the mixture into balls without it falling apart.
In a separate bowl add some psyllium husk and your spice/s of choice (I used Moroccan seasoning). Roll your mixture into balls and coat in the psyllium husk mixture. This is quite a large recipe and produced 18 balls for me.
Once you are done, place the balls on a lined oven tray and bake** for 30-40 mins on 180 degrees. The pshillum husk mixture should form a nice coating which should brown slightly.
Serve with a salad and enjoy!
**Notes and comments:
Psyllium Husks
Psyllium husks are a natural form of dietary fibre and one of the ingredients in Tony Ferguson's Simply Fibre. You can generally find psyllium husks in the health food aisle of your supermarket, or health food stores. Otherwise if you have simply fibre on hand, you could use this as a substitiue.
Cooking method
The Tony Ferguson recipe allows you to fry the croquettes on low heat with a small amount of oil. I have decided to bake mine in order to reduce their fat content further.
Cooking method
The Tony Ferguson recipe allows you to fry the croquettes on low heat with a small amount of oil. I have decided to bake mine in order to reduce their fat content further.
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