Mashed Cauliflower FTW
The other day one of my coworkers introduced me to the idea of mashed cauliflower. “I’m never eating mashed potatoes again!!” she declared to the lunchroom1. So I tried making some tonight and OMFG they are delicious. AND I DON’T EVEN *LIKE* CAULIFLOWER!!
The recipe goes like so:
- steam a head of cauliflower
- add garlic2
- mash by hand or with a food processor
I topped it with a bit of salt and pepper and it was fucking delicious. And the great thing about it is that it’s far fewer calories, and more fibre, than mashed potatoes. I used a head of cauliflower and it made about a cup of mash. Check out the comparison:
| Calories | Fibre | |
| 1 cup mashed cauliflower | 66 | 6.6 g |
| 1 cup mashed potatoes | 198 | 3.2 g |
Image Credit: Posted by Jacob Kearns on Flickr. I heart Creative Commons.
- A lot of time in our lunchroom is spent talking about each others’ lunches. Everyone I work with seems to bring the most amazing looking lunches. We also sometimes talk about Quebecois swears, but mostly about lunches [↩]
- if you like, you can add a bit of butter or margarine or milk – like you would for mashed potatoes – but you don’t have to [↩]