Yellow Squash Tots
Ingredients
- 3 small yellow squashes or zucchini - about 1-1.5 lb yellow squash
- 1 egg
- 4 oz grated cheddar cheese - or other meltable cheese (about ½ cup grated)
- ¾ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ medium onion - finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Ground black pepper - to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, or grease the baking sheet with olive oil.
Grate the squash on a fine grater or use a food processor. Add ½ teaspoon salt, and mix it together. Put the grated squash in a colander (or use a cheesecloth, see notes).
Let sit while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Use your hands to squeeze all the extra liquid from the grated squash in the colander. You should have about 1 cup of liquid for every pound of squash you use. Discard the
liquid.
Combine all the tot ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. The mixture should be sticky and wet, like a thick paste. If it is too wet, add extra breadcrumbs. Form small
tots with your hands (about 1.5-2 tablespoons squash mixture per tot). Tip: dip your hands into a bowl of cold water in between every few tots - this will help keep the
squash mixture from sticking to your hands!
Arrange the tots on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 400F for 25 minutes, or until golden on top and lightly browned on the bottom. Allow to rest 5 minutes before
removing them from the baking sheet - this will help prevent them from sticking
Source
Adapted from
https://www.babaganosh.org/yellow-squash-tots/
Primary Ingredient
Yellow Squash
