Mashed Potato & lentil Gems with a Creamy Chive Dressing (GF DF)
Potato gems with 3 versions. Plain potato balls for the fussy loved ones in our lives, with lentils and chives for a healthier option or cooked in muffin pans for a snack. GF, DF, Vegetarian.
Ingredients
Potato Gems
- 500 g cold mashed potato
- 1 tin lentils, drained & rinsed (optional)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp dried or fresh chives (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- 25 g quinoa or besan flour
- 200 g GF breadcrumbs
- 50 g chips / crisps, crushed
Creamy Chive Dressing
- 80 g cashews
- 130 g water
- 10 g fresh chives, chopped
- ¼ tsp citric acid
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
Potato Gems
- Place mashed potato, lentils, egg, garlic, chives, salt and flour into Thermomix bowl. Mix for 20 seconds on speed 3 to combine.
- Stir the crushed chips and GF breadcrumbs together. (See tips)
- Using two dessert spoons, take spoonful’s of the mashed potato mixture and form into rough ball.
- Toss into the breadcrumbs to coat and continue to form into a ball. Place onto a tray lined with baking paper. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
3 different ways to cook:
- Oven. Lightly spray with spray oil and cook in the oven for approx. 25 – 30 minutes at 200 deg or until lightly golden and crunchie on the outside.
- Air Fryer. Lightly spray with spray oil and place into Air fryer and cook 200 deg for 7 minutes, turn and cook for another 5 or until lightly browned.
- Oven in muffin trays. Lightly grease a muffin tray and spoon mixture into each muffin hole. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes until breadcrumbs are lightly browned. Allow to cool for approx. 15 mins before moving from tray.
Creamy Chive Dressing
- Place all ingredients into Thermomix bowl. Blend for 30 seconds on speed 9.
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
To Serve
- Serve the potato gems with the creamy drive dressing either poured lightly over the top to garnish or in little bowls for dipping into. Enjoy as a side to your favourite meal.
Notes
NOTES:
* If making your own breadcrumbs, use frozen GF bread, broken up, place into the Thermomix bowl with the chips and crush for 10 seconds on speed 8 or until desired consistency is reached. You can use normal bread if not needing to be GF.
* Just be aware that cashew limits may apply if you are very sensitive, although the latest Friendly food charts do not list that the 15 cashew limits any more.
* For the mash, I steamed the potato in the Varoma. 800g – 1kg peeled potato, cut into small 2cm cubes. 500g water in the bowl. 25-30 min/Varoma/speed 1. The Thermomix mash potato recipe is too sloppy to make balls with. Once steamed, added to the bowl with butterfly in place, 30 g nuttelex and 30 g oat milk / water. Whisk for 30 seconds speed 4.
*You could also serve the gems with Pear Ketchup or Failsafe BBQ sauce.