Mashed Not-Potatoes
Low Carb Recipe
By Fitness and Freebies
Instead of carb laden potatoes, try this recipe for mashed potato like side dish using cauliflower. It's easy with a little butter, sour cream and salt and pepper to taste.
Steaming and microwaving cauliflower will better preserve its vitamin content, especially the B vitamins, than if it is boiled.
Recipe Ingredients
1 head cauliflower, trimmed, washed and cut into chunks
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons cream or sour cream
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Recipe makes enough to serve four.
Recipe Directions
Steam the cauliflower until well-cooked. Add 2 to 3-tablespoons of butter to the cauliflower and mash.
Note: If you like the cauliflower mixture a little chunky, use a potato-masher or mixer. If you like it very smooth, use a stem or wand-type mixer.
Add cream, a tablespoon at a time to the cauliflower mixture, until desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.
Variation: Twice-Baked Not-Potato Casserole
Add grated cheddar cheese, bacon bits (optional), a beaten egg or some sour cream, and put in a casserole dish. You can top with more grated cheese, if desired. Broil until top is browned.
Nutrition information per serving:
Yield: 4 servings
Calories: 242;
Fat: 26g;
Calories from fat: 92.2-percent;
Protein: 2g;
Carbohydrate: 3g;
Fiber: 1g;
Cholesterol: 77mg;
Sodium: 199mg;
Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable, 5 Fat
See also:
Cauliflower Potato Salad
Mock Mashed Potatoes
Faux Rice
Garlic Cauliflower
Cream of Cauliflower Soup
