Food Diary: EASY Mashed Cauliflower

I sometimes miss mashed potatoes.

Let me re-phrase that… I used to miss mashed potatoes.

A few months ago, I discovered the magic of mashed CAULIFLOWER!!  Have you ever tried it?  It is amazing!

I actually prefer the light creaminess of this recipe to regular mashed potatoes.

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Easy Mashed Cauliflower

Chop cauliflower florets off the base of the vegetable (I use two heads of cauliflower so we’ll have some leftovers).

Place in a steamer over boiling water, and steam until the cauliflower is soft (around 7 minutes).

Drain, and dump florets into a high-powered blender (you can do this with a hand mixer, food processor, etc., but I really believe that the secret to the smooth results I get (see picture above) is my Vita-Mix Blender).

Add about 4 TBS of grass-fed butter per head of cauliflower, a dash of salt, and a dash of pepper.

Blend until smooth.

ENJOY!

3 Responses to “Food Diary: EASY Mashed Cauliflower”

1. Organic Gardens Network says:

   June 5, 2012 at 10:57 pm

   This is gorgeous! I love cauliflower and I love mashed potatoes. However, this idea of using the Vitamix to get that creamy smooth consistency is a great idea. They look like real mashed potatoes. I have a head of cauliflower in the frig. I must try this, and soon! Thanks for the great idea.

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2. Donna says:

   November 20, 2012 at 5:12 pm

   I made these last night using a bag of frozen cauliflower. Soooo delicious.

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3. Tom says:

   February 11, 2013 at 6:09 pm

   Recently I mixed some french onion dip powder into sour cream, and then add some of that sour cream to mashed cauliflower and I thought it tasted pretty good. Next time, I’ll use your ideas here, namely, to use a blender (I have a nifty hand held blender), and I’d like to try it with just butter instead of sour cream. Your vitamix blender really does give it a smooth appearance; I really thought your picture was mashed potatoes. I also add some spices like Spike.

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