One of our treat foods of choice at the moment is tater tots. Sure they taste a bit processed, but after a long day those warm and crispy bits of potato just smell so damn good and make a great argument for themselves as comfort food. Sometimes they even taste just as good in the morning during breakfast.
While I enjoy the treat, I am still bothered by the fact that we're eating processed food that really isn't very good for us. The potatoes don't bother me so much - it's the processed aspect. So when I saw a recipe in Superfood Kitchen by Julie Morris for Tater(-like) Tots, I wanted to try them out.
The verdict? Eh.
They are a combination of white beans, flaxseeds, quinoa, miso and brown rice flour - all things I enjoy. You mix everything up and mash it together to make a dough that is very delicate and does not stick together well. I made 3 "tots," found them to be super annoying and then made patties out of the rest, frying both varieties in coconut oil. They taste all right, but they don't remind me of tater tots and they're too much work for underwhelming enjoyment.
I'm better off making my signature sweet potato fries which are a lot easier and less time consuming, especially since I bake them in the oven instead of frying them on the stove. Perhaps I should look into a home-made tater tot recipe. Maybe I could even find one that can be frozen and then cooked in individual batches in the toaster like we do with the store-bought tots.
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