Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Mashed Cauliflower


I've tricked at least a dozen people with this recipe thinking it's potatoes, most of them admitting they don't like cauliflower. This is one of my husband's favorites. If you are carb sensitive like me, then this is the perfect substitute for starchy side dishes like potatoes and pasta. Hey, I never said it was low fat, just low carb okay?!

1 head cauliflower, cut up into small pieces
4-5 Tablespoons butter
2-3 Tablespoons sour cream
1 Tablespoons cream cheese
Kosher Salt and Fresh cracked pepper to taste

Steam or boil cauliflower florets until very soft (when touched with a fork, it falls apart). If boiling, salt the water. Strain if boiled. Remove saucepan from heat and return cauliflower to warm saucepan. Put butter, sour cream, cream cheese, and about 1-2 tsp kosher salt into saucepan with cauliflower and mash with a potato masher until well mixed and smooth (start out with smaller quantities of the ingredients first) Taste puree, make any adjustments needed. I usually end up adding a little more butter, a little more salt and just a tad more sour cream. That's what my tastebuds fancy. It seems to work well for the general population...

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