Is there a war at the table every time you prepare vegetables for your children? Are you looking for recipes to get your little ones to eat zucchini or broccoli? You’ve come to the right place!
Carrot meatballs recipe
To get your kids to eat vegetables, nothing could be simpler than this simple recipe for vegetable balls! According to Evelyne Debourg, canteen chef and recipe book author, the best way to make them appreciate vegetables is to choose microgreens like in this recipe. Present your vegetables in a fun way and your kids will ask for more! We don’t forget to choose organic vegetables for our little ones, if possible…
Ingredients
- 200 g carrots
- 70 g of potatoes
- 2 tablespoons of parmesan
- 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- Rosemary
- 40 g of scamarza
- Salt
- Flour and breadcrumbs for coating
Preparation and cooking
- After cleaning and peeling the carrots, we put them to boil with the potatoes in a saucepan;
- When all the vegetables are cooked, drain them and put them in a bowl;
- Next, take a fork and mash all the vegetables well… You can also use a potato masher;
- Next, add 1 egg, breadcrumbs, parmesan, salt and rosemary to the vegetable puree;
- Mix everything until you obtain a very homogeneous consistency but not too soft to form a ball;
- Finally, we form balls as we want!
- Oh! Don’t forget to coat them in flour and beaten egg, then in breadcrumbs;
- Now all that’s left to do is fry everything! Nothing could be simpler!
- We put the vegetable balls in the oil to fry until they are golden brown;
- If you can’t stand frying in oil or are looking for a healthier alternative, bake them at 180°C for about 25 minutes.
- And that’s it! Here are some lovely vegetable meatballs for your kids!
Here is an explanatory video on how to make vegetable meatballs, but this time baked in the oven!
Cauliflower pizza recipe
Ingredients
- 400 g raw cauliflower
- 100 g of yogurt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of Provencal herbs
- Salt
Preparation and cooking
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- We take the cauliflower, cut it into small pieces, put it in a blender;
- We put the obtained paste on a clean cloth to extract all the moisture; this step is important to make pizza dough.
- Then, when the cauliflower is completely dry, place it in a blender and add the yogurt, egg and Provencal herbs to the preparation.
- We turn on the mixer and mix until we obtain a slightly lumpy dough.
- All that’s left to do is lovingly roll out the dough onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- We bake for 30 minutes and we have our pizza dough!
For your information
To decorate the pizza dough, cover it with homemade tomato sauce, accompanied by some red onions, olive oil and any vegetables you like. Put the pizza in the oven for 5 minutes until it is golden and crispy! And there you have it! You now have your vegetable pizza!
Here is a video that clearly explains how to prepare cauliflower pizza dough, changing some ingredients… But the process is the same!
Extra tips : Children are often reluctant to eat vegetables like cauliflower. Roast it instead of just steaming it. Choose spices and place it on a baking tray with salt, pepper, olive oil, soy sauce and smoked paprika and your children will forget they are eating a vegetable.
For your information
If you tend to hide your peas in gratins, learn to cook them by mixing them with different varieties of vegetables, and they will be just as good! The idea is to get children to try different recipes and rediscover vegetables. Be careful to introduce certain old or new vegetables such as parsnips or bananas.
Editorial advice
Did you like our clever recipes to help your toddlers eat vegetables? Add garlic, olive oil or lemon juice to your recipes too, you’ll be pleasantly surprised! To be tried… Who knows!
