Put away your mashed potatoes because this Cauliflower mashed recipe tastes just like it! This is definite must try. Children love it!
Super easy and quick to make.
TASTE & TEXTURE:
Taste is buttery, garlic, and deliciously creamy. The smooth texture and taste is just like eating mashed potatoes.
DIET:
If you are on my weight management program, this is a perfect vegetable side dish to add with your protein of choice. Low carbohydrate recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 head of cauliflower
* 1 tbsp Garlic crushed
* Butter – plant-based (I use Melts)
* Cream cheese- plant-based (I used Violife cream cheese)
* Mayonnaise – plant-based (I use Vegenaise)
* Nutritional yeast – to bring out a cheese type flavour
* spice Rosemary, Ground black pepper
* optional – 1 spring onion
This recipe is Vegan, Vegetarian, Friendly for Celiac, Low Sodium, Children, Diabetics, and Weight Management Program.
Buttery Garlic Mashed Cauliflower - Vegan GF
Put away the mashed potatoes because this cauliflower mashed recipe tastes just like it!Super easy and quick to make. Low in calories and delicious!Diet:If you are on my weight management program this is a perfect vegetable side dish to your protein of choice.Vegan, Vegetarian, sodium friendly, child friendly, diabetic friendly, celiac friendly, Keto friendly, and weight management friendly see Diet notes.
Equipment
- Large pot with lid
- Medium size pan
- Blender or Food Processor
- 1/4 cup
- 1/4 tsp, tbsp
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 head Cauliflower
- 3 tbsp Plant-based butter
- 1/2 container Vegan cream cheese 100grams I used Violife brand cream cheese
- 1/4 cup Mayonnaise plant-based I used Vegenaise.
- 3-4 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp Rosemary dried or 1 tbsp Rosemary Fresh
- 1 tbsp Garlic crushed. Approximately 5-6 depending on size.
- 1/4 tsp Onion powder
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper. Add more for a bit of spiciness.
Garnish
- 1 Green onion sliced optional but delicious
Instructions
- Remove the stem of the cauliflower. Pull the cauliflower apart into large pieces.Rinse under water.Remove as much of the hard stems for each floret and cut into bite size chunks.
- Large pot, add in the cauliflower, and cover with water.Set to high heat and bring to a boil. Add the lid and turn down to medium low.Stir once in a while.Cook for 10 - 15 minutes, until they are soft but not mushy.Stain and allow to drain most of the water.
- Medium size pan add the butter, garlic, cream cheese, mayonnaise, rosemary, onion powder, black pepper, and Nutritional yeast.Set on medium, stir well together, and allow the flavours heat up together for 2-3 minutes. It will start to thicken up a bit.Remove from heat.
- Add the cauliflower to the blender or food processor. You may have to add half first and blend for a few seconds. Then add the rest of the cauliflower and the sauce into the blender or food processor and mix well for 1 minutes. Use the spatula to clean the sides.Mix again for 1 minute. It should be creamy and not lumpy. Taste test.Serve immediately so it stays warm.
- Store covered in fridge. Reheat the next day.
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