Creamy Mashed Cauliflower

From EatingWell: February/March 2005, The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook (2005) — Subscribe Now!

Our savory cauliflower puree makes a perfect low-carb stand-in for mashed potatoes. It gets its fabulous flavor from garlic, buttermilk and a touch of butter and, best of all, it has about one-quarter of the calories of typical mashed potatoes. If you like, vary it by adding shredded low-fat cheese or chopped fresh herbs.

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"I really enjoyed this recipe. For fat I used 2 tsp of olive oil and 1 tsp of butter and thought it tasted great. The garlic gives great flavour and I definitely used lots of fresh cracked pepper sea salt and chives. Fantastic as a bed for...

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I really enjoyed this recipe. For fat I used 2 tsp of olive oil and 1 tsp of butter and thought it tasted great. The garlic gives great flavour and I definitely used lots of fresh cracked pepper sea salt and chives. Fantastic as a bed for panko crusted sea bass and with thick slices of roasted zucchini on the side.	1 week 4 days ago
Delicious...served with fish and sauteed asparagus tips! I roasted the cauliflower instead of steaming. cheekdebra	3 weeks 17 hours ago
This was very very good. I made it with chicken and it was a great substitute for mashed potatoes. I added a little extra butter, but not much. I will definitely make this again. Chloe, portland, Or	8 weeks 5 days ago
I cleaned and cut up one head then put in Vita-mixer and made warm soup. Put in a big bowl and added 1/2 c non fat sour cream and topped with 4 tbs shredded parm....good for my heart. roamingolderguy, CC, NV	8 weeks 5 days ago
I was surprised that I liked this...I do not really like cooked cauliflower. I did not have buttermilk, so I used fat free sour cream instead. I also cooked the garlic in the olive oil separately until it was very lightly browned. TJ, Cottage Grove, WI	8 weeks 5 days ago
I thought this was fantastic Kori Clark, Encinitas, CA	8 weeks 5 days ago
I thought this cauliflower was surprisingly good -- a nice low-carb substitute for mashed potatoes. Suzanne, Vienna, VA	8 weeks 5 days ago
Omigosh, if you love veggies...try this recipe. It's so easy - and make enough for left-overs - you'll be glad you did. I used purple cauliflower, and the color was just fantastic....a beautiful lavender, and I served it with salmon, plus Swiss Chard (quick stir-fried with a tiny bit of grape seed oil. Be sure to use Sea Salt for the cauliflower. CW, Edwards, CO	8 weeks 5 days ago