SOUR CREAM AND CHEDDAR MASHED CAULIFLOWER

After several chocolate-heavy recipes, I thought it was time to bring you some vegetables.  It’s like when you’re a kid and you’ve eaten too much Halloween candy, and suddenly all you want is an apple and some carrots.  You need something to cut the sweetness and clean your mouth out again.  You need an antidote.  And cauliflower makes a pretty great antidote.  Especially when it’s creamy and flavourful, because then you don’t miss the chocolate at all.  Or rather, you don’t feel like you are being punished for having eaten too much chocolate.


Cauliflower has long been one of my favourite vegetables.  I don’t ever remember not liking it, even as a little kid.  But I didn’t appreciate just how versatile it is until came to the low carb lifestyle.  Up to that point, I’d eaten it mostly raw or lightly steamed, perhaps once in a while having it in a gratin or some other more complicated dish.  I knew it could be mashed like potatoes but never got around to trying it myself.  Once I started researching low carb cooking, I was blown away by the creative uses of my white vegetable darling…pizza crust, bread sticks, tater tots, and even hot breakfast cereal.  I confess, I still haven’t even tried most of these, but they are on my (very lengthy and ever-growing) to-do list.

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins

This is the best low carb mashed cauliflower recipe. Smooth and creamy with sour cream and cheddar. A delicious keto side dish recipe.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 138 kcal

source: alldayidreamaboutfood.com

Ingredients

• 1 large head cauliflower
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup full fat sour cream
• 4 oz sharp aged Cheddar cheese grated, plus a few tablespoons for garnish
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Place a steam basket into a large saucepan and fill with a few inches of water.
2. Cut cauliflower into florets and rinse with water. Place in pot along with garlic cloves and steam until tender, about 7 to 10 minutes.
3. Drain and transfer to the bowl of a food processor, including garlic cloves.
4. Puree until smooth.
5. Return to empty pot and stir in sour cream and grated cheese until creamy and smooth.
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