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Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Mashed “Potatoes”

17 April, 2013 54 Comments

I’m really into turning vegetables into something they’re not.

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It’s definitely a thing.

Haven’t you seen those two ingredient “pancakes?” Ya know, egg + banana = pancake. But not really. Or oatmeal (minus the oats part) made from nuts, nut butter and nut milk. It’s alllllll about the nuts.

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And lookie here, I’m a victim of turning an innocent broccoli floret into little broccoli bits and calling it rice for lack of a better word even though let’s face it, it’s nothing like rice. But it’s tasty, so who cares.

This week I’m turning cauliflower into wannabe potatoes. Potatoes with quotation marks around them since they’re not potatoes at all. You’d be shocked at how much these taste like good ol’ mashed taters, though. The Greek yogurt makes these super rich as if they were made with loads of sour cream and the roasted garlic takes the flavor to a whole other level. These babies are straight up off the charts.

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Click here to learn how to roast garlic. It’s really simple and I explained it briefly in the recipe directions, but reading a whole post on it doesn’t hurt either. A whole bulb of garlic may sound like a lot, but roasting the garlic brings out that delicious sweetness, so don’t worry–your wannabe mashed potatoes won’t make you smell like garlic for days. Roasted garlic makes pretty much any savory dish a bazillion times better.

Just like hot sauce.

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Mashed “Potatoes”

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Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Mashed “Potatoes”

★★★★★ 4.4 from 7 reviews
  • Author: Alexis
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 35 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Yield: 3
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Ingredients

  • 1 bulb of garlic
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk + more to thin (or milk of choice)
  • heaping 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • pepper to taste
  • 1/4 green onions, chopped

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Slice off the top of the garlic bulb and wrap bulb in foil. Drizzle with 1 tsp olive oil.
  3. Chop cauliflower into florets. Spread out on baking sheet in an even layer. Drizzle with remaining 1 tsp olive oil and toss to coat.
  4. Roast cauliflower and garlic bulb for about 35 minutes, stirring cauliflower halfway through cooking.
  5. Allow cauliflower to cool slightly. Remove garlic cloves from bulb (they should be soft and very easy to remove from skin).
  6. In a food processor, blend together roasted garlic, cauliflower, milk, yogurt, melted butter, salt and pepper until smooth and mashed potato-like. Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Fold in chopped green onions and serve.

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It wouldn’t be weird if you doused these in hot sauce, either.  Just sayin’.

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Filed Under: Side Dishes, Uncategorized Tagged With: cauliflower, garlic, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Erica Gehret says

    17 April, 2013 at 11:30 pm

    Hi Alexis!!
    I actually came across your blog through Ohio State CHAARG, and I’m obsessed! I’m all about eating healthy while on a college budget.
    Tofu was new to me last year, but now I love eating it in scrambled eggs and pudding!
    Keep up the great work 🙂

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      17 April, 2013 at 11:41 pm

      Hey, Erica! So glad you found me! Eating healthy on a budget isn’t always super easy, but it’s definitely possible! I love using silken tofu in pudding, too. Yummm! Where exactly did you find my blog through CHAARG? I would be interested to know where it was mentioned! Thanks 🙂

      Reply
      • Erica Gehret says

        19 April, 2013 at 5:21 pm

        They have this weekly wednesday subscription where they post a few articles of food/fitness they tried out and love. Yours was in the April 3 Re-CHAARG newsletter for your avocado lentil enchiladas. I will forward you the email you received:)

        Reply
        • Alexis says

          21 April, 2013 at 10:23 pm

          Awesome! Thanks, Erica 🙂

          Reply
  2. Katie Seringer says

    18 April, 2013 at 10:13 am

    These look so amazing! Roasted garlic is one of my all time favorite ingredients. Ill have to try these. Love how the picture turned out too 🙂

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      18 April, 2013 at 3:38 pm

      Ahhhh thanks, Katie! I wish you could have tried them last night!

      Reply
  3. Khushboo Thadani says

    18 April, 2013 at 11:34 am

    Er definitely trying this over the weekend. Maybe it’s the optimist in me but this sounds really yummy! Have you tried cauliflower crust pizza? I was very pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out. And just for the record, those 2-ingredient pancakes are pretty damn legit :)!

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      18 April, 2013 at 3:38 pm

      They’re ridiculously delish, seriously. I don’t totally hate the 2 ingredient pancake shenanigans but I can’t lie, I much prefer good old whole-wheat ones–with almond butter and berries, obviously 🙂

      Reply
  4. Meg @ A Dash of Meg says

    18 April, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    the only way you could get me to eat mashed potatoes when I was young (or even now) is if they were INFUSED and I mean totally infused with garlic! This recipe looks so amazing babe!

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      18 April, 2013 at 3:37 pm

      These babies are TOTALLY infused, I promise!!

      Reply
  5. Matt @ The Athlete's Plate says

    18 April, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    These need a little cheese 🙂

    Reply
  6. Mary @ Fit and Fed says

    20 April, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    Yum. I got a big bag of garlic heads from Costco and I’ve been roasting a lot more garlic since then. I have not yet tried cauliflower ‘mashed potato’ but seeing your recipe is a big nudge in that direction, looks great!

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      21 April, 2013 at 10:21 pm

      I hadn’t tried them before this recipe, either! It was a fluke that ended up tasting super yummy 🙂

      Reply
  7. Lucy says

    23 April, 2013 at 11:51 pm

    Made this tonight. Absolutely fabulous. I roasted some broccoli along with the cauliflower and I used coconut milk. Next time I will add some sage or rosemary. The possibilities are endless. Thank you for the great recipe 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      24 April, 2013 at 8:38 am

      Hey, Lucy! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Great idea to add broccoli! I bet the coconut milk made them extra creamy, too.

      Reply
  8. Anna says

    6 August, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    OH. MY. GOD. THESE. ARE. AH. MAZING.
    I don’t know how I’ve lived before having tried this! THANK YOU

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      7 August, 2013 at 5:18 pm

      Yayyyy! Thanks so much for your sweet comment, Anna! SO glad you enjoyed them 🙂

      Reply
  9. Erin says

    7 August, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    I am doing Atkins and wanted to know could I use Heavy Cream instead of the almond milk and sour cream instead of greek yogurt?

    Reply
  10. Mari Gossett says

    15 October, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    I tried these as an alternative to Mashed Potatoes since I am on a Potassium restricted diet (Renal). I love them. The roasted garlic is a MUST!! I bought some Black Truffle & Salt and thought I might finish them of with a sprinkle of that to see how it is. : )

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      17 October, 2013 at 11:15 am

      Awww that makes my day, Mari! That black truffle & salt must have made them BEYOND incredible!

      Reply
  11. Alex says

    7 January, 2014 at 8:28 pm

    What are the calories and fat grams per serving?

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      7 January, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      I don’t have the nutrition information for this recipe, but feel free to use Sparkrecipes or a similar site if you’d like to calculate the nutrition stats!

      Reply
    • Troy says

      15 January, 2014 at 8:18 am

      I plan on making this tonight! Here’s the breakdown per serving (using Fage 0% greek yogurt). Calculated using myfitnesspal.
      Calories 162
      Fat (g) 5.6
      Saturated Fat (g) 2.5
      Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.2
      Monounsaturated Fat (g) 1.4
      Trans Fat (g) 0
      Cholesterol (mg) 20
      Sodium (mg) 309.2
      Potassium (mg) 545.9
      Carbs (g) 10.9
      Fiber (g) 4.2
      Sugars (g) 0.8
      Protein (g) 2.1
      Vitamin A (%) 5
      Vitamin C (%) 154
      Calcium (%) 13.6
      Iron (%) 4.4

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        16 January, 2014 at 4:36 pm

        Thanks for finding those numbers, Troy!

        Reply
  12. Erika Kubick says

    28 January, 2014 at 11:37 pm

    I just made this and oh my god. I am practically drowning in it. I can’t believe I’ve never roasted cauliflower. WHAT WAS I DOING?!?!?

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    Reply
    • Alexis says

      31 January, 2014 at 4:34 pm

      OMG You must be a new person!!! Life changing, right??

      Reply
  13. Kelly - LEFT SIDE OF THE TABLE says

    28 February, 2014 at 3:45 pm

    This is such a wonderful side item isn’t it?! Love cauliflower, but usually I just boil it. Now i’m thinking to myself…BORING. Definitely going to try roasting it! Great recipe girl! Enjoy the weekend 🙂

    Reply
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    1 March, 2014 at 9:37 pm

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  15. Jen says

    9 March, 2014 at 11:41 am

    I don’t have a food processor. I only have a stick blender, but I really want to try these! Will the cauliflower be soft enough for my stick blender to do the trick?? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      12 March, 2014 at 12:23 am

      Hey, Jen! It would probably still be chunky and not smooth without a blender or food processor. It would prob still taste good, though!

      Reply
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  17. Aly says

    25 February, 2015 at 7:25 pm

    I have a question! I’ve been on a cauliflower mash kick for the last few weeks and I found yours and it looks AMAZING! I’ve only made them by steaming them first then mashing w/ food processor. Does your way of roasting them still allow them to be soft enough to FEEL like mashed potatoes once they are blended?

    Thanks for your help! yum! 🙂

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    • Alexis says

      1 March, 2015 at 9:52 pm

      Roasting them definitely softens them up but it adds flavor too. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  18. Jen says

    30 April, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    Made these tonight and the garlic was too much. I love garlic, but it felt like I was just eating straight garlic. Maybe my cauliflower was small or my garlic big, but it was so strong that we couldn’t finish it.

    ★

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  19. Jan says

    12 July, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    I’m wondering if I could make this earlier in the day, then reheat in the micro…

    Reply
    • Alexis says

      12 July, 2015 at 9:04 pm

      Hi, Jan! That should work just fine.

      Reply
  20. Nancy Bissell says

    13 October, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    I happened to have all the ingredients on hand for this recipe, plus the time to make it. I’ll admit I was a little skeptical that this would taste wonderful, but it tastes amazing! Can’t wait to try more of your recipes. Very happy I found your website. Thanks for sharing your recipes and health tips.

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    • Alexis says

      13 October, 2015 at 10:10 pm

      I’m so glad to hear that you liked the recipe! Thanks for the feedback, Nancy 🙂

      Reply
  21. Ashlie says

    12 November, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    I don’t have a food processor or blender. Can I make it work with out one ?

    Reply
  22. Lauren says

    22 May, 2016 at 5:08 pm

    This is absolutely delicious and a wonderful, healthy option!

    Reply
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    Cool contest!!! Can’t wait to see all of the creativity!!!

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    27 June, 2018 at 1:38 pm

    most popular recipes on this site are pretty much always my Hearty Lentil, Kale and Potato Soup

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