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!
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!)
I added parmesan to this batch! Yum!
Mashed Cauliflower
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
- Place the cauliflower and garlic in a steamer over boiling water and steam until fork tender, about 10-15 minutes.
- Mash the cauliflower and garlic with a masher or puree in a food processor.
- Mix in the butter and sour cream before seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
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!
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This sounds fabulous! What an awesome side!
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! 🙂
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.
That hint of miso is such a good idea!
I love that this is a lighter version of mashed potatoes with just as much flavor!
this looks great! i have never tried mashed cauliflower before, but i love, love cauliflower, so i need to give it a try!
how simple and lovely for Thanksgiving!! anne
very nice recipe – can't wait to use it!
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.
I haven’t tried this yet, but I hope it will yummy. What are the occasions can I prepare this?
This sounds delicious! Did you find that the garlic flavor was stronger with the cauliflower than when you add garlic to mashed potatoes?
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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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.
What an interesting mashed recipe, must try this on weekend. Thanks for sharing this 😉
so good I've been looking for a recipe for these!! I love cauliflower!
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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. 🙂
Hi Kevin 🙂 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! 🙂
just looking at the picture is making my mouth water. Im definitely going to be trying this for tomorrow dinner
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.)
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. 🙂
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!
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!
Kevin, your "rice" worked great! Thanks for the low carb alternative. It comes when I needed it! S2
These look so good! Totally adding them to our holiday menu!
Paige
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thank you it is very delicious recipe