This quick and easy dairy-free cauliflower mash is super light, creamy and tasty. It's only made with 4 ingredients (plus salt) and it's ready in 20 minutes. Vegan and low carb.
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THE PERFECT LOW-CARB ALTERNATIVE!
If you're looking for a low carb alternative to the traditional mashed potatoes, cauliflower mash is the answer. Cauliflower is one of my go-to ingredients to make low carb recipes. It gives a great consistency whilst keeping the dishes very light. I love it as a side dish with a piece of meat or this slow cooked beef ragu.
HOW TO THICKEN THIS DAIRY-FREE CAULIFLOWER MASH
To thicken cauliflower mash add one small parsnip per half cauliflower head. One small parsnip adds very little carbs, while it really helps to thicken the mash! You could also use a small potato instead, but potatoes are slightly higher in carbs. You can see a comparison here.
HOW TO AVOID WATERY CAULIFLOWER MASH
There's nothing worse than a watery dish! To avoid this dairy-free cauliflower mash being watery do these two things:
1) Don't boil with too much water. The water should be enough to boil the parsnip, but when you add the cauliflower it should be underneath the florets at the top.
2) Drain very well all the excess of water. Make sure every extra drop of water is out, before you add the olive oil and coconut cream.
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DAIRY-FREE CAULIFLOWER MASH
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: Australian
- Diet: Low Salt
Description
This quick and easy dairy-free cauliflower mash is super light, creamy and tasty. It's only made with 4 ingredients (plus salt) and it's ready in 20 minutes. Vegan and low carb.
Ingredients
½ head of cauliflower, cut into medium size chunks
1 small parsnip cut in 1 cm pieces
2 tablespoons of coconut cream
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
⅛ of Himalayan pink salt
Instructions
- Bring water to boil in a medium size pot (see notes), add the parsnip, cover with the lid and boil for 8 minutes
- Add the cauliflower put the lid back on and boil for another 8 minutes. Drain very well all the excess of water
- Add the olive oil, coconut cream, salt and combine all the ingredients.
- Using a hand blender, blend all the ingredients until the consistency is very smooth or as desired
Notes
- Add water only to half the depth of the pot. The water should be enough to boil the parsnip, but when you add the cauliflower it should be underneath the florets at the top.
- Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and parsley
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Peter
Great texture and consistency. My kids love it.
★★★★★
Lara
This is going to be the perfect match for the slow cooked beef ragú that’s on the oven !!
★★★★★
Ramón
Yummy! I love it that you put parsnip 😛😛
★★★★★
Blanca
Great taste and consistency!
★★★★★