Veggie Dippers
An enticing artisan creation, freshly prepared with vibrant seasoning and served with complementary accompaniments.
Ingredients
- • 1 medium potato (approx 200g, peeled and diced)
- • 1 medium carrot (peeled and diced)
- • 60 g red pepper (deseeded and diced)
- • 30 g canned sweetcorn (drained)
- • 30 g frozen peas, (no need to defrost)
- • 60 g cooked Basmati rice
- • 1/4 tsp garlic granules
- • 1/4 tsp onion granules
- • 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- • 1 tbsp tomato puree
- • 50 g panko breadcrumbs
- • 100 ml dairy free coconut milk alternative
- • salt and pepper (to taste)
- • low calorie cooking spray
- • 3 tbsp reduced sugar and salt tomato ketchup
- • 1 tbsp honey
- • 1/4 tsp chipotle paste
Preparation Steps
Add the potato and carrot to a small saucepan of boiling water and set on a medium heat. Cook for 10 minutes until the potato and carrot are soft but holding their shape. Run under cold water and drain.
Add the rice, red pepper, sweetcorn, frozen peas, carrot and potato to a food processor and pulse. The vegetables should still be chunky, but some bits mashed.
Tip the vegetable mix into a mixing bowl and add the garlic granules, onion granules, smoked paprika and tomato purée. Give it a good mix and season with salt and black pepper.
Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Take a small amount of mixture in your hands and shape into a rough dipper shape. Place onto the baking tray and further shape the dippers. The mixture should make 12 dippers.
Place the baking tray into the freezer for one hour until the dippers are firm.
Pre-heat the oven to 200°C and pour the panko breadcrumbs and coconut milk alternative into 2 small bowls.
Take the first dipper and dip into the coconut milk alternative then into the panko forming a coating all over. Repeat with all dippers.
Add the dippers back to the baking tray, spray with low calorie cooking spray and cook for 20 minutes until crispy and golden, you may find you need to flip them over half way through to get them crispy all over.
To make the ketchup, mix the ketchup, honey and chipotle paste in a small bowl and serve alongside the dippers.