Vegan Zucchini Tater Tots is a healthy recipe prepared without eggs. We used easy-to-find and vegan-friendly items. You can make tater with zucchini, potatoes, and other seasonings. It’s gluten-free and dairy-free vegan recipes. Easy to make lunch and evening snack meals. These vegan tater tots are baked without oil. It contains low fat and low in calories. Both children and adults will love its taste. You need only 6 ingredients and tasty zucchini tots will be ready.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls 2
- Grater
- Baking sheet
- Peeler
Ingredients
- Small Potatoes 6, peeled
- Zucchini 1 large, grated
- Dried Oregano 1/4 tsp
- Paprika 1 tsp
- Garlic Powder 1tsp. You can take a fresh garlic clove and chop it.
- Salt 1 teaspoon, or add according to taste
- Ground Black pepper, 1/4 tsp
- Olive Oil, 1-2 tbsp. Use to grease the baking sheet.
Instructions
- Prepare delicious vegan zucchini tater tots in the following directions.
- Plug in the oven and set its temperature to 425 degrees.
- For the baking, cover a baking tray with a baking sheet or parchment paper and mist it with olive oil.
- Set aside this baking tray.
- Meanwhile, add water into a large pot and boil it at medium heat.
- Add peeled potatoes to boiling water.
- For 20-30 minutes, boil potatoes or until soft.
- Once the potatoes boil, cool them at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Next, grate the boiled potatoes by using a grater.
- Add grated potatoes in a bowl.
- Now, grate zucchini with the help of a peeler. Remove extra water with the kitchen paper.
- Add shredded zucchini with grated potato mixture.
- Next, add dried oregano, salt, paprika, garlic powder, and black pepper to this mixture.
- Combine all ingredients until all spices mix well.
- You can adjust the salt and black pepper quantity according to your flavor.
- Now, take the batter mixture. Make a round ball, and press it to make a flat cylinder tot shape.
- We will make all tots in this shape.
- Now, shift all tots in sequence on the baking sheet.
- Lightly grease the tots with olive oil so they won’t burn and stick to the baking sheet.
- For 10-20 minutes, bake the zucchini tots.
- Flip each side of the tots with the help of a spatula every 5 minutes.
- If the tots are not fully baked, bake them extra for 10 minutes.
- The hot and tasty zucchini tots are ready. Serve it with ketchup and homemade dips.
Serving Ideas
You can pair vegan zucchini tater tots with many dishes.
Side Dish: Serve this tasty tater tot with sandwiches, hot dogs, and burgers.
Main dishes: It combines well with cube steaks, grilled vegetables, balsamic, air fryer hamburgers, and French onion-stuffed burgers.
Bowl: You can also enjoy this with a cheeseburger bowl.
Dips: You can eat tater tots with your favorite dips and sauces. It will add more flavor and texture. You can serve them with vegan queso blanco, marinara sauce, vegan sour cream, red chili pepper dip, and Greek yogurt ranch dressing.
Salad: It serves well with green leafy salad.
Ketchup: You can also enjoy tater tots with homemade ketchup and balsamic ketchup.
Tips
You can customize these tots according to your choice.
Add different fresh and colorful vegetables to make tots.
Combine the zucchini mixture with the spoon.
Notes
It is important to remove excessive water from grated zucchini. Otherwise, it will be wet and can’t hold its shape.
Grease parchment paper with oil to prevent sticking.
Storage Information
Fridge: Store vegan zucchini tater tots in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Freeze: You can freeze it in two methods.
If you want to freeze its batter before cooking, shift the batter to a tray and store it in the freezer for 2-3 hours. When tater tots completely freeze, seal them in an airtight jar. Cook it for the next day.
If you want to freeze it after baking, pack it in an airtight bag and freeze it for 1 month.
Rewarm: You can also reheat it in the microwave oven and stovetop.
FAQs
Are zucchini tater tots healthier?
Due to its low calorie and carb content, zucchini is a wonderful healthy choice. It also has a lot of healthy nutrients.
If my zucchini tots are soggy, what should I do?
If your zucchini tots are soggy, try to remove extra water from the grated zucchini with a kitchen towel or paper. They will absorb all water.
Can I use the remaining zucchini tater tots as a side dish?
Yes, you can use it as a crust for tater-tot nachos, as a filling wrap, or serve with casserole.
How do we make crunchy tater tots?
Use panko breadcrumbs to make crunchy and crispy tots. It will also play a role in binding. You may replace it with gluten-free bread crumbs.
Nutritional Facts Per Serving
Per Serving Size: 2-3 persons
Total Calories: 222kcal
Carbohydrates 36g
Protein 5g
Fat 7g
Fiber 3g
Sugar 3g
Iron 2mg
