Easy Healthy Garlic Mashed Cauliflower

My favorite food is mashed potatoes and gravy.  100 percent. It has been my favorite food my entire life. I love the smooth creaminess of a good mashed tater, however it's not something that frequently fits in with my clean eating plan.

Mashed cauliflower

I heard many times about mashed cauliflower, but never thought of giving it a try. For one, I wasn't sure that I liked cauliflower.  Also some of the recipes seemed complicated for a side that I wasn't sure I would like.

Last night, however I put on my "Adventurous April" apron and made a very easy, very delicious batch of mashed cauliflower.

I took a million shortcuts with this recipe. I used pre-cut cauliflower.  I microwaved it. I added pre-diced garlic.  It still tasted amazing!  It gave me creamy texture that I craved and added a filling component to our dinner.

Give this recipe a try and tell me if you're a cauliflower convert.

Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
Ingredients:

• 1 bag pre-cut cauliflower
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1/2 tablespoon EVOO
• 1 tablespoon organic milk (or non-dairy milk or broth) to help achieve desired consistency
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

• Microwave cauliflower for 4 minutes
• Place cooked cauliflower, garlic, EVOO, salt, and pepper in a food processor.
• Blend.  Add milk (or broth) and blend until desired consistency is reached.

Nutrition stats for the entire recipe.

That's it! I used A LOT of garlic in mine and the flavor came through wonderfully.  Kyle "tolerated" my cauliflower.  It's a strange concept to him and he doesn't try new "mushy" vegetables very easily.

Cauliflower is a low-calorie veggie that has phytochemicals that are thought to help prevent against breast, colon, prostate, cervical, and ovarian cancers. It is also a good source of Vitamin C and several of the B-vitamins.

What's your favorite way to eat cauliflower?

Love and florets,

Carissa & Kyle