Cauliflower Puffs are delicious to serve as a side dish or snack and even the picky eaters loves Cauliflower made this way !

My son is, and always has been a very picky eater. Vegetables, mainly .. and if it is green! No way, he will not like it, never mind eat it,  unless I come up with one heck of a twist.

This is how I got him to eat Cauliflower (since he was about 6 years old)  – started making some Cauliflower Puffs!

Seems kids are much more partial to a puffy dish than most other ways which one try to get some vegetables in their systems.

I will go to the extra trouble when I am in the mood, mostly though,… eat what’s on your plate or have a slice of bread and butter.

Been my Mom’s motto and same with me !

Now that he is older, he suddenly prefers the Cauliflower (any way prepared) with HOMEMADE cheese sauce. Not store-bought or those little packets which you add water to.

I can actually go overboard with these puffs – I will gulp eat a few while making them!

We normally serve these Cauliflower Puffs as a side dish to our main dish. But lately the Puffs also makes a round every now and then onto one of our savory party platters !

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• Fried Cabbage

Cauliflower Puffs

Cauliflower Puffs

Linda Nortje

Cauliflower Puffs are delicious to serve as a side dish or snack and even the picky eaters loves Cauliflower made this way !

4.43 from 7 votes

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Course Side Dish

Cuisine South-African

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

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Servings 8 People

Calories 123.9 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 3 cups Cauliflower cooked, drained and roughly chopped
• 1 ¼ cups Self-Raising Flour
• ½ t Salt
• ½ cup Milk
• 1 extra-large Egg
• 2 TB Butter melted
• Oil for deep fry

Instructions

 

• 1.) Mix the Flour and Salt – add the Cauliflower and stir through
• 2.) Beat the Milk, Egg and melted Butter together in a separate bowl – add to the Cauliflower mixture and stir until combined
• 3.) Drop table spoon sized batter into the Oil and fry until golden and crispy – remove with a slotted spoon – place on paper towel to drain
• 4.) Serve with or without a sauce

Nutrition Facts

Cauliflower Puffs

Amount per Serving

Calories

123.9

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

6.3

g

10

%

Saturated Fat

 

3.7

g

23

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

1.5

g

Cholesterol

 

34.7

mg

12

%

Sodium

 

234.5

mg

10

%

Carbohydrates

 

14

g

5

%

Fiber

 

1.7

g

7

%

Sugar

 

2.1

g

2

%

Protein

 

3.8

g

8

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

LINDA

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