Mashed Cauliflower?

Purpleflipflops
Purpleflipflops Posts: 563 Member
edited October 5 in Food and Nutrition
I was just wondering, has anyone tried this? I heard that it tastes like mashed potatoes.

Anyone know?
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  • bshedwick
    bshedwick Posts: 659 Member
    Ruby Tuesday's version is really good
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    I may have done it wrong, but it tasted nothing like mashed potatoes. :laugh:
  • susanofscottsdale
    susanofscottsdale Posts: 114
    I love it - but it does not taste like mashed potatoes. Epicurious.com has recipes.
  • katey82
    katey82 Posts: 70 Member
    I have made it, I liked it, just have to use seasoning. I really liked it and my husband had no idea it wasnt mashed potatoes :)
  • MsRobin_TheSequel
    MsRobin_TheSequel Posts: 127 Member
    Doesn't taste like mashed potatoes.....but it is really good !!!

    I mix in some Parmesan cheese and my boys gobble it up!
  • babyworms
    babyworms Posts: 1,304 Member
    When i did Atkins i practically LIVED on mashed cauliflour!! I thought that if you imagined hard enough it tasted like slightly watery mashed potato! (i love cauli though!)
  • mandydanyele
    mandydanyele Posts: 121
    It's yummy but no...not really. It's good though and worth trying!
  • Jujubie
    Jujubie Posts: 130 Member
    I use it to make shepherd's pie instead of potatoes. Works perfectly! A co-worked didn't believe and is now sold on it. Even President's Choice makes a Blue Menu shepherd's pie with cauliflower now!
  • Nbean24
    Nbean24 Posts: 14
    Try sprinkling in a little romano cheese for flavor - its delicious!
  • limismith
    limismith Posts: 156 Member
    I would love to know how to make it. I tried it once, the way you would make mashed potatoes but with cauliflower, and it was a fail. Would not mash, even in a blender. Tricks?
  • dreamgurl2324
    dreamgurl2324 Posts: 191 Member
    I dont know if i did it wrong or not but i tryed to make it and it was so gross the texture was aweful and i like cauliflower!
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    I think it is super tasty, filling, a great way to get veggies in while having a comfort-food-looking white lump on your plate but I don't think it tastes like mashed potatoes.
  • AdAstra47
    AdAstra47 Posts: 823 Member
    Depends how you do it. Mine tastes a lot like mashed potatoes if I steam it, put it through a potato ricer (or just chop it up in a food processor) and add a little butter, pepper, & a smidge of garlic.

    Cheesy version that is awesome: 1 head cauliflower, 1/2 tsp rosemary, 1/4 tsp garlic, 1/3 cup cottage cheese, 1/3 cup ricotta cheese, 1/3 cup gorgonzola.
  • Purpleflipflops
    Purpleflipflops Posts: 563 Member
    Thanks guys! Yeah, I didn't imagine it tasting anything like Potatoes, but I LOVE the warm, creamy texture of them, and wanted to have a substitute... I mean, if I can cut out calories by using cauliflower, then add a sprinkle of cheese and some chives and not feel as guilty, that would ROCK!
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    Yes and I like it. I think it depends on the preparer as to whether it tastes like mashed potatoes or not. I first tried these at Rafferty's restaurant and couldn't tell the difference.

    I've tried a couple different recipes from a recipe site online and they were all good, some better than others. But I think it is worth your time to try it. A great way to get children to eat cauliflower too!
  • AdAstra47
    AdAstra47 Posts: 823 Member
    I would love to know how to make it. I tried it once, the way you would make mashed potatoes but with cauliflower, and it was a fail. Would not mash, even in a blender. Tricks?
    Gotta steam the heck out of it first, get it *really* tender. Boiling works, but steaming is better, and like I said, make sure you get it completely done before you try mashing.
  • babyblues4
    babyblues4 Posts: 241 Member
    So good! That's all we eat in our house, no more potatoes here!

    I boil my cauliflower in a little bit of water with a boullion cube and a touch of salt in the water. It gives it SOOO much flavour. I mash it with a touch of becel. My husband and kids fight over who gets the last spoonful :)
  • pghsteelerfan
    pghsteelerfan Posts: 132 Member
    I loved it...especially since i am a mashed potato freak....i made it with a mixer after boiling it tender then drained...and then i prepared it like my mashed potatoes...i used fat-free sourcream, garlic powder, poured some parkay butter spray in...and a little skim milk...salt & pepper to taste....its as close as u can get to the real thing...Just got to try it.... theres a mock cauliflower potato salad too thats real good!!
  • shirleyanne2012
    shirleyanne2012 Posts: 8 Member
    I was just wondering if you have to cook it so much that its soft enough to mash you are going to loose a lot of the nutrients. Then if you add cheese you are just adding carbohydates, so what's the point. I think I'll eat my cauli al dente.
  • Delcarlo24
    Delcarlo24 Posts: 2
    I've made it a bunch of times. It is really good. Add I can't believe it's not butter spray, garlic salt and a little chili powder :)
  • pinkstp
    pinkstp Posts: 220 Member
    Depends how you do it. Mine tastes a lot like mashed potatoes if I steam it, put it through a potato ricer (or just chop it up in a food processor) and add a little butter, pepper, & a smidge of garlic.

    Cheesy version that is awesome: 1 head cauliflower, 1/2 tsp rosemary, 1/4 tsp garlic, 1/3 cup cottage cheese, 1/3 cup ricotta cheese, 1/3 cup gorgonzola.

    I just ate my dinner and you are making me DROOL. Not hard, I read gorgonzola and my taste buds start cheering ;)
  • skinnygirldiet
    skinnygirldiet Posts: 10
    It's one of my favourite meals ever! I'm vegan so I mash mine with a little soya milk, salt and onions. Mmmm :)
  • SouLThinking
    SouLThinking Posts: 308 Member
    If you put it in your food processor ..add an ounce of cream cheese (1/3 fat kind) ..and some salt pepper and garlic powder, Then process it till it's smooth. I promise you'll be so happy to be on a "diet" lolol

    it's the best. I use it also for shepards pie.
  • Slw2688
    Slw2688 Posts: 51
    Do you guys use frozen cauli or fresh when u do this???
    sounds really good and waaayyyy less cal than mash taters!!!
  • AdAstra47
    AdAstra47 Posts: 823 Member
    I was just wondering if you have to cook it so much that its soft enough to mash you are going to loose a lot of the nutrients. Then if you add cheese you are just adding carbohydates, so what's the point. I think I'll eat my cauli al dente.
    That's why I usually steam it instead of boiling. You don't lose any nutrients that way.

    Adding cheese adds carbs? Depends on what kind of cheese you use. Anyway, the carbs are negligible, per serving, especially compared to *real* mashed potatoes. Which is kind of the point: finding a low-carb substitute that looks, feels, and more-or-less tastes like mashed potatoes, because sometimes I really miss them. But unlike potatoes, cauliflower won't spike my blood sugar & cause an insulin reaction & make me miserable. It's a good compromise.
  • Mmmary212
    Mmmary212 Posts: 410 Member
    Love it....with lots of butter and cream, salt/pepper.
  • willnorton
    willnorton Posts: 995 Member
    here is the secret..

    you got to add about a 1/4 cup of instant mashed potato flakes....not that much carb in a serving..but that gives it the real potato taste and the Romano cheese (shaker) makes it tighten up and be a little thicker...use real butter too..

    great stuff

    dont eat too much!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Yes and I like it. I think it depends on the preparer as to whether it tastes like mashed potatoes or not. I first tried these at Rafferty's restaurant and couldn't tell the difference.

    I've tried a couple different recipes from a recipe site online and they were all good, some better than others. But I think it is worth your time to try it. A great way to get children to eat cauliflower too!
    The only way cauliflower could taste like potatoes is if you have so much other stuff in it that you can't taste it. Potatoes have a taste, by themselves. Cauliflower is great but I feel like anyone who thinks it tastes like potatoes either has an underdeveloped palate or thinks potatoes just taste like butter.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I was just wondering if you have to cook it so much that its soft enough to mash you are going to loose a lot of the nutrients. Then if you add cheese you are just adding carbohydates, so what's the point. I think I'll eat my cauli al dente.

    Cheese has very minimal carbohydrates so the cauliflower with cheese added is still way less than mashed potatoes and it is way better for you than potatoes.
  • krnlcsf
    krnlcsf Posts: 310
    If you put it in your food processor ..add an ounce of cream cheese (1/3 fat kind) ..and some salt pepper and garlic powder, Then process it till it's smooth. I promise you'll be so happy to be on a "diet" lolol

    it's the best. I use it also for shepards pie.

    ooh!! on shepherd's pie?? What a great idea! My BF and I LOVE making turkey shepherd's pie and this would be a great way to make it even healthier! :) Thanks for the suggestion!
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