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Mashed Cauliflower

[heart_this] · Dec 16, 2019 · 26 Comments

Mashed Cauliflower

Quick and easy creamy mashed cauliflower that is a great alternative to mashed potatoes!

Mashed potatoes are one of my favourite sides, especially when loaded up with plenty of butter and sour cream, but mashed cauliflower is a great substitute! Cauliflower is lighter, healthy and I really enjoy the texture of mashed cauliflower! It’s just as easy to make mashed cauliflower as mashed potatoes, where you simply cook the cauliflower and then mash it! I like to steam the cauliflower on the stove but you could also microwave it or roast it. Unlike potatoes, you can
mash the cauliflower in the food processor and I like the texture that the food processor gives the mashed cauliflower! (
Mashing potatoes in a food process tends to turn them into glue… which is not nice!) Once the cauliflower is mashed, add you favourite ingredients like butter along with enough sour cream (or milk) to get them to the desired consistency! The next time you are thinking about adding mashed potatoes as a side dish for your meal, think about trying this mashed cauliflower instead!

Mashed Cauliflower
Cook a few whole cloves of garlic along with the cauliflower for garlic mashed cauliflower! (Just mash them up along with the cauliflower once cooked!)

Mashed Cauliflower
I added parmesan to this batch! Yum!

Mashed Cauliflower
Mashed Cauliflower

Mashed Cauliflower
Mashed Cauliflower

Mashed Cauliflower

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 6

Quick and easy creamy mashed cauliflower that is a great alternative to mashed potatoes!

ingredients
  • 1 medium head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Place the cauliflower and garlic in a steamer over boiling water and steam until fork tender, about 10-15 minutes.
  2. Mash the cauliflower and garlic with a masher or puree in a food processor.
  3. Mix in the butter and sour cream before seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
Option: Cook the cauliflower in a microwave or slow cooker or roast it in the oven!
Option: Replace some or all of the sour cream with plain yogurt or milk, cream, etc.
Option: Add 1/4 cup parmesan!
Option: Add 1 tablespoon white miso paste!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 132, Fat 11g (Saturated 7g, Trans 0.2g), Cholesterol 30mg, Sodium 39mg, Carbs 6g (Fiber 2g, Sugars 2g), Protein 2g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Cauliflower, Food, Gluten-free, Low-carb, Recipe, Side Dish, Vegetable, Vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    November 10, 2012 at 10:48 pm

    This sounds fabulous! What an awesome side!

    Reply
  2. Rachael {Simply Fresh Cooking} says

    November 10, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    Funny, I was just talking about mashed cauliflower with my husband a few days ago. I tried making them last winter and they came out really gummy and watery. I said that I'd try the next recipe I found and I think this will do the trick! Thanks for the recipe! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  3. Honey says

    November 11, 2012 at 6:54 am

    yummy! Cauliflower is a great alternative for mashed potatoes. I used to do this when i was on the Atkins diet once. looks so yummy.

    Reply
  4. Foodycat says

    November 11, 2012 at 11:12 am

    That hint of miso is such a good idea!

    Reply
  5. Joanne says

    November 11, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    I love that this is a lighter version of mashed potatoes with just as much flavor!

    Reply
  6. little kitchie says

    November 11, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    this looks great! i have never tried mashed cauliflower before, but i love, love cauliflower, so i need to give it a try!

    Reply
  7. anniebakes says

    November 11, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    how simple and lovely for Thanksgiving!! anne

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    November 11, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    very nice recipe – can't wait to use it!

    Reply
  9. Melanie Perry says

    November 11, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    I had a friend recommend mashed cauliflower to me and I love it. To make my husband really pleased with it, I prepare it in the food processor and then add a bit more body to it by tossing in a couple tbs of instant potato flakes.

    Reply
  10. Britax Car Seat says

    November 12, 2012 at 11:35 am

    I havenโ€™t tried this yet, but I hope it will yummy. What are the occasions can I prepare this?

    Reply
  11. Christine (Cook the Story) says

    November 12, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    This sounds delicious! Did you find that the garlic flavor was stronger with the cauliflower than when you add garlic to mashed potatoes?

    Reply
  12. FFlyer says

    November 12, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    Hi Kevin,
    Is there a problem (or perhaps a limitation) to the ziplist feature? I now have 14 of your recipes saved on it, but menu numbers 13 and 14 don't have the photos. I've tried deleting one of them and adding it back, but still no pic. In their places are rough graphical representations of tools. Any comment?
    Dennis in Toronto

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  13. Dennis says

    November 12, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    test comment

    Reply
  14. Nancy Long says

    November 15, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    I have made the South Beach version several times and hubby loved them. Will try this one soon. You definitely need the food processor. I tried in my mixer once and had cauliflower everywhere, lol.

    Reply
  15. Nursing Jobs says

    November 16, 2012 at 8:20 am

    What an interesting mashed recipe, must try this on weekend. Thanks for sharing this ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
  16. ROR says

    November 16, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    so good I've been looking for a recipe for these!! I love cauliflower!

    from R.O.R.

    Reply
  17. Kevin says

    November 18, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    Christine (Cook the Story): I did not find that the garlic was stronger in the mashed cauliflower than in mashed potatoes. If you are worried about the garlic being too strong, you can easily use less or if you like garlic add more. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  18. Veve says

    November 24, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    Hi Kevin ๐Ÿ™‚ I have tried this dish as a low carb turkey dinner and it was delicious. I had it with some turkey breast no skin that was warmed up in some gravy and green peas which was pored over the mashed cauliflower. Oh my… I wanted to lick the plate it was that good.
    Thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful recipes! I just came across your site while looking at food on Pinterest a few days ago. Now I follow you on Facebook as well. Your dishes look great and can't wait to try more! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  19. rent a car says

    January 25, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    just looking at the picture is making my mouth water. Im definitely going to be trying this for tomorrow dinner

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    April 17, 2013 at 12:18 am

    When I was cooking Atkins I tried making mashed cauliflower with a potato masher but wasn't happy that the remaining lumps tasted so not-potatoey. Since cooked cauliflower is so soft, is there any reason I couldn't use a blender? (I don't have a food processor, or money to buy one.)

    Reply
  21. Kevin says

    April 17, 2013 at 10:13 am

    wanted-a-pony: A blender should work but you will probably just want to pulse it so that you do not end up with a liquid. I am in the opposite boat, I have a mini chop food processor but no blender. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  22. Darryl says

    November 21, 2013 at 12:51 am

    I'm a big fan of cauliflower lately, especially roasted flourets with olive oil, salt + pepper, and a splash of lemon juice. It also goes well with moroccan or indian spices.

    That being said, I found this to be very bland without the optional miso. When I added the miso, it tasted very off – like cheese in a can. Your recipes are usually great but I'll have to shelf this one. Sticking to roasted from now on!

    Reply
  23. Blair Turner says

    November 20, 2014 at 11:30 pm

    Hello!
    I'm going to be making this for a family thanksgiving side and I do not have a steamer. When you recommend roasting, at which temperature and for how long? Do you use olive oil or keep them bare to roast? T

    Thank you!

    Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    April 21, 2017 at 6:56 am

    Kevin, your "rice" worked great! Thanks for the low carb alternative. It comes when I needed it! S2

    Reply
  25. Paige Cassandra Flamm says

    December 16, 2019 at 7:42 pm

    These look so good! Totally adding them to our holiday menu!

    Paige
    http://thehappyflammily.com

    Reply
  26. fethy says

    December 20, 2019 at 9:59 pm

    thank you it is very delicious recipe

    Reply

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