How to Prepare Delicious Cauliflower Mash

Cauliflower Mash. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. The best cauliflower for making creamy mashed cauliflower is the prepackaged "riced" cauliflower. Because the riced cauliflower is already cut into tiny pieces, it will cook faster and mash easier without any extra prep work on your part.

This creamy cauliflower mash makes a perfect low-carb stand-in for mashed potatoes. Here we take simple mashed cauliflower and mix in garlic, buttermilk and a touch of butter to create a flavorful side dish that has about one-quarter of the calories of typical mashed potatoes. If you like, vary it by adding shredded low-fat cheese or chopped fresh herbs. You can have Cauliflower Mash using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cauliflower Mash

1. You need 1 head of cauliflower.
2. You need 100 grams of butter.
3. Prepare of salt and pepper.
4. It's 50 grams of grated cheddar cheese (optional).
5. It's 50 grams of cream cheese (optional).

Buttery, fluffy and garlicky cauliflower mashed "potatoes" are a carb-lovers dream come true! This delicious mashed cauliflower is loaded with garlic, butter, parmesan, and cream cheese! It's KETO friendly and is a great alternative to traditional mashed potatoes. This cauliflower mashed potatoes recipe (or "fauxtatoes" as I like to call it) is a great side dish for Thanksgiving or other holidays, or for a healthy family dinner any night of the week.

Cauliflower Mash step by step

1. Boil the cauliflower until very soft..
2. Strain for 3-4 minutes to make sure all the extra moisture is out..
3. Place in a blender with the butter, cheese, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth..

Why Eat Mashed Cauliflower (Instead of Mashed Potatoes)? Mashed cauliflower is a great substitute for mashed potatoes—they have a similar look and feel, and are low in carbs and high in nutrients, and the "cauli-taste" is very mild. Try it even if you think you won't like it—many non-believers are now huge cauliflower puree fans. Cauliflower mash made with Cheddar cheese and garlic is a tasty replacement for mashed potatoes if you are following a low-carb diet. By nunu; Mashed Cauliflower and Carrots.

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