Veggie Nuggets

Veggie Nuggets
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Average: 5 (4 votes)

A mild tasting veggie nugget for kids to snack on (finally, something my kids love!). I imagine you could make these in advance and freeze them (then thaw and warm in dehydrator).

Serve with my remoulade sauce for a more adventurous taste…see recipe in my profile.

Ingredients: 

1½ cup corn off the cob or frozen corn
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup shredded zucchini
2 tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
1 cup golden flax seed, ground
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon chili powder
pinch of sea salt, or to taste

Preparation: 

In food processor, blend 1/2 cup corn until pureed (I used frozen with a smidge of water but I guess fresh w/o the water can be used too). Add in rest of corn, carrots, zucchini, oil and first round of spices and pulse a couple times just to mix (do not puree veggies…you want some texture).

Mix flax seed and second round of spices on a plate. Scoop out a tbsp size of the corn mixture and gently roll in flax seed mixture until coated (it will be tough to work with). Lay on mesh dehydrator sheet and shape as desired into logs, balls, or nugget shapes. Do this with remaining mixture.

Place in dehydrator on 145 for 1 hour (excalibur only). Flip and reduce teperature to 105 and continue dehydrating until your preferred texture is reached. (likewise you can cook the nuggets at a low temperature the entire time for a longer time period if you prefer).

Serve with a dip.

32 comments

valeriek's picture
valeriek wrote 6 weeks 3 days ago

where can i find your profile? I really would like the recipe for the Remoulade.

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silystarrfish wrote 45 weeks 23 hours ago

I LOVED these. I used frozen corn and didn't add any water. I have a really tiny food processor, so I processed the corn first, dumped it into a bowl, then did the carrot, dumped it into the corn bowl, then the zucchini, after I dumped everything into the same bowl, I mixed in the spices and oil.

I just made them again this evening. No carrot, extra corn, and I didn't add quite as much chili powder. I'm making them for the kids I nanny, so I'm freezing this batch, and will probably just toss them in the oven at a low setting for them at lunch - much better than the frozen chicken nuggets or fish sticks they eat. I'm thinking 350* for 10 minutes?

Thank you for posting this recipe, it is definitely a keeper!

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leafekat wrote 1 year 17 weeks ago
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These were great.

I ended up puting about 1/2 of the flax spice mix into the veggies to help them stick together.

I served them with Franks Red Hot- I know, not raw and raw BBQ sauce.

We will be making these again!!

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reaching4raw wrote 1 year 21 weeks ago

If one was baking these rather than using a dehydrator, can anyone suggest a baking temp/time? I wouldn't want to dry them out too much.
TIA!
R4R

 
veganmom2002 wrote 1 year 23 weeks ago

My 6 y.o. son loved these. Thanks so much. I do think the dip is a good idea because they are a little spicy.

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carlamartins wrote 1 year 29 weeks ago

I absolutely loved it!!! I made avocado mayo to go with it... But they got better at night, after refrigerating it...
Thanks for the recipe!!

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carlamartins wrote 1 year 29 weeks ago

Mine are in the dehydrator right now.. Can't wait for them to be ready!! I used zucchini, carrots, a little bit of pumpkin and broccoli.. Let's see how it comes...

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carrie6292 wrote 1 year 33 weeks ago

I just made these Wednesday afternoon and they were soooooo good! Very hard to work with (as stated in the recipe already), but well worth it! Great flavor. This is a keeper - and i'll play around with different veggies to see if there's another combo that's easier to work with. Very good! Great for kids too!

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carrie6292 wrote 1 year 40 weeks ago

Do these come out a little crispy on the outside? they look amazing and i think i'll be making these on vacation w/ my Sad friend who has lupus and NEEDS to convert over to raw :) Your sauce looks amazing too! Can't wait to try these!!!

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rawleen wrote 1 year 40 weeks ago

brilliant!!!

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Satchy wrote 1 year 40 weeks ago

I loved this! This is such a creative recipe and I kept imagining all the endless variations of vegetables I could add and the sauces to dip them in. These will be perfect to pack for lunches. Such a tasty way to add more flax in my diet too. Thank you Aziah.

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Aziah wrote 1 year 41 weeks ago

warning: don't over-dehydrate! I did mine at night and they weren't done before I went to bed so I left them on very low overnight. NOT a good idea! They don't taste good crunchy.

 
Britzer152 wrote 1 year 42 weeks ago

yum...going to try tomorrow!

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RawKidChef wrote 1 year 42 weeks ago

Sorry it took me so long to respond....dried corn flour sounds awesome. I'm gonna try these.

Aziah's picture
Aziah wrote 1 year 42 weeks ago

mesh

 
shereeb wrote 1 year 42 weeks ago

I just got my excalibur dehydator. Do I put these nuggets on the mesh tray or the solid liners to cook?

Aziah's picture
Aziah wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

Remoulade. Check my profile for the recipe

 
jujuchachi03 wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

what is the sauce you are dipping them in?? looks good!

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Tzefira wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

Im so excited! Thanx.

Aziah's picture
Aziah wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

This only makes about 8-10 nuggets...I didn't post that because it depends on the size of the nuggets you make.

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Aziah wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

I would double the recipe

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Tzefira wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

how many does this batch make... i have to serve 5 ppl.... is it enouph or should i double the recipe?

Tzefira's picture
Tzefira wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

how many does this batch make... i have to serve 5 ppl.... is it enouph or should i double the recipe?

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lils wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

So great, thanks!

Aziah's picture
Aziah wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

elizabethh - yes, the first lot of spices goes in the corn mixture and the second goes in the coating (that is what I meant when I said "first round of spices" and "second round of spices)

anmanoel - I think I had mine in another 2 hours at 105 after that

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anmanoel wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

for about how long did you keep cooking them at 105?

 
elizabethh wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

is the garlic powder, onion power, and chili repeated for a reason?? looks great!!

angie's picture
angie wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

Thanks!

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Aziah wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

Maybe you could sub dried corn ground to a powder???

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modified phill wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

whoah. these look incredible! gotta try em soon with that sauce! O_O

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