Ever wonder why the mashed potatoes you eat at home don’t taste the same as those you eat anywhere else? We have a few food traditions over here that I haven’t told you about. Your Momma loves to sneak veggies into so much of what you eat. Does that sound mean? Oh you’ll thank me later. So, this would be why your smashed cauliflower and potatoes taste kinda different…
Smashed Cauliflower
Mock Cauliflower Potato Mash!
Mashed potatoes are notoriously unhealthy; packed with butter and cream, traditional recipes lack the nutritional content that would justify eating so many carb-laden potatoes. Start a new food tradition with your kids by adding cauliflower to the mash and create a Mock cauliflower and potato mash and you will be jump starting the nutrients. I promise it tastes just as good! And you won’t be stressed about the salad they refuse to eat because you’ll know they already got their veggies!
I don’t make mashed potatoes all that often {I’m Latino and am used to pairing rice}, but when I do, I try to boost up the nutritional content by adding an entire head of cauliflower. Yup. The whole thing. Can you believe it?
Recipe : Mock Cauliflower and Potato Mash
Make your mashed potatoes like you normally would {mine always have a fair amount of garlic}. About 5 minutes before your potatoes are done boiling, throw in your cauliflower florets. Strain, put potatoes and cauliflower back in pot, add milk, butter and seasonings, and smash away!
Since I didn’t really grow up eating mashed potatoes, it wasn’t difficult adjusting my taste expectations for the additional flavor of cauliflower. I started doing this several years ago with a ratio of about 25% cauliflower, but we are more at about 50% potatoes and 50% cauliflower. It took Daddy D awhile to accept the sneaked in veggie.
This simple side dish of smashed cauliflower and potatoes make for a cheap and nutritional addition to almost anything!
I’m slowly getting my mojo back in the kitchen, and Alina has been my number 1 fan. Is there really anything better than having your munchkin feverishly nosh on your cooking? And salads? This kid loves salad all of a sudden! Awesome sauce!
Do you mix potatoes and cauliflower? What sneak attacks do you play on your family? Are you trying to eat healthier or lower Carb?
Happy Tasty Tuesday!
6 Comments
Erica
June 12, 2012 at 2:05 pmAwesome Idea! I never though of this ….we eat rice with everything so i do try to add lots of veggies to that and the kids love it. Plus they both also love salad with lots of vinegar 🙂
Jessica Gonzalez
June 12, 2012 at 7:24 pmHa! I do this too, but real mashed potatos are way yummier, let’s be honest!
Chantilly Patiño
June 13, 2012 at 5:03 amOmg…thank you! I’ve been wanting to make this. 🙂
Abbie @ lovinourchaos
June 28, 2012 at 5:40 amOoh, I LOVE all of your pictures and the great tutorial. I am going to have to try this out on my family! 🙂
Stephanie Chavez
October 16, 2012 at 12:45 amWhat a clever idea! Never thought to do this, love it!
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