Butternut Squash Quinoa Tots

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked quinoa

• 1 very large handful of spinach, chopped

• 2 cups cooked butternut squash or sweet potato

• 2 eggs

• 2 tbsp cheddar cheese

• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

• 1/2 tsp turmeric

• Salt to taste

• Sprinkle of flour as needed

What to Do

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two baking sheets with olive oil or nonstick spray.

2. In a large bowl, mix quinoa, spinach, and butternut squash together, smashing with your hands to combine.

3. Add eggs, cheese, garlic powder, turmeric, and salt to taste. Combine with your hands!

4. The consistency will be pretty wet, so add a couple five finger pinches of flour and mix until you can easily mold a ping pong size amount of batter into a 2 inch-ish tot. If it's really sticky and you're struggling to mold, add more flour! Just add in slow increments to avoid making the batter super dry.

5. Place tots at least an inch apart on the baking sheet (not too close or they'll steam each other). Bake for 10-12 minutes, until you can flip them with little resistance, getting the other side a chance to crisp. Bake for another 10.

6. Cool a bit before dipping in any sauce of your choosing.