If you’re craving a side dish change, skip the spuds and try these Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes. It’s an easy way to eat more veggies and they taste almost as good as the real thing!
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Recipe ingredients:
Ingredient notes:
- Cauliflower: You can use fresh or frozen cauliflower in this recipe.
Step-by-step instructions:
- Boil or steam the cauliflower until very tender.
- Drain off the cooking liquid and mash the cooked cauliflower with a ricer, potato masher, immersion blender, or food processor. Stir in the butter, fresh herbs, and salt and pepper.
Recipe tips and variations:
- Cheese: Stir in grated Parmesan, shredded cheddar, or whatever cheese you are craving.
- Cream cheese: For thicker mashed cauliflower, reduce the butter to 3 tablespoons and add 6 ounces softened cream cheese.
- Garlic: Add a few cloves of roasted garlic for even more flavor.
- Sour cream and chives: Stir in a spoonful of sour cream and some snipped fresh chives to taste.
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Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
A big bowl of Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes is almost better than the real thing; in fact, it might be the greatest all-vegetable comfort food in the world.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds cauliflower about two medium heads, cut into florets (see note 1)
- 3 cups water
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 tablespoons butter cut into 1/2" cubes
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme finely chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried thyme)
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, add cauliflower florets , water, and 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until easily pierced with a knife, about 15 minutes.
- Drain well and return cauliflower pot. Mash well, then stir in butter, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste (I like ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper).
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Notes
- Cauliflower: You can use fresh or frozen cauliflower in this recipe.
- Cheese: Stir in grated Parmesan, shredded cheddar, or whatever cheese you are craving.
- Cream cheese: For thicker mashed cauliflower, reduce the butter to 3 tablespoons and add 6 ounces softened cream cheese.
- Garlic: Add a few cloves of roasted garlic for even more flavor.
- Sour cream and chives: Stir in a spoonful of sour cream and some snipped fresh chives to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 155mgPotassium: 518mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 417IUVitamin C: 83mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
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Do you think that the cauliflower would break down well in a KitchenAid mixer with the whisk attachment? That’s how I whip boiled potatoes. Well, I guess I’ll just do the experiment. . .
Hi David, I’m not sure. If I can get my hands on some cauliflower, I’ll try it out. Or let me know what happened! Hopefully it all went well. Thanks! -Meggan