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Cauliflower Purée
Cauliflower Purée is a wonderful, low carb alternative to mashed potatoes. If you can serve mash potatoes with a dish, you can replace them with Cauliflower Purée. Or, if you are greedy like me, it is gorgeous off a spoon directly out of the pan you have made it in!
This luxuriously, creamy, velvety smooth side dish is surprisingly quick and easy to make, extremely versatile to use and, you will genuinely feel like you are serving food worthy of a top class restaurant!
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How to make Cauliflower Purée
Where is this recipe from?
There are many similar yet different recipes around for Cauliflower Purée. This recipe is my favourite; it is from the fabulous Recipe Tin Eats.
Collect all your ingredients together:
- cauliflower florets – one medium to large head of cauliflower
- fine salt
- garlic , peeled and left whole
- unsalted butter
- parmesan cheese, finely grated
- sour cream
- cooking water
- salt and pepper, to taste
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How to make this incredible side dish:
- Break/cut the cauliflower into florets and place in a saucepan with the 2, peeled but whole, cloves of garlic. Cover with boiling water. Bring to a simmer, add the teaspoon of salt and cook until very soft. Around 10 minutes.
- Remove a small jug of cooking water and set aside. Drain the cauliflower well.
- Transfer the cauliflower to a food processor and add the butter, parmesan cheese and sour cream.
- Blitz until it forms a smooth purée. Add some cooking water, if necessary, to achieve the consistency you are looking for.
- Taste and add any extra salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve dotted with extra butter and sprinkled with chopped parsley or chives.
Ingredients 1 Florets and garlic. Cook 2 Drain 3 Blitz 4 Adjust texture and seasoning 5 Serve
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Cauliflower Purée
Cauliflower Purée is a wonderful, low carb alternative to mashed potatoes. If you can serve mash potatoes with a dish, you can replace them with Cauliflower Purée.
Ingredients
- 1kg cauliflower florets – one medium to large head of cauliflower
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 8g/2 cloves of garlic , peeled and left whole
- 30g unsalted butter
- 25g parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 55g sour cream
- 1 – 3 tablespoons cooking water
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
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Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
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Break/cut the cauliflower into florets and place in a saucepan with the 2, peeled but whole, cloves of garlic. Cover with boiling water. Bring to a simmer, add the teaspoon of salt and cook until very soft. Around 10 minutes.
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Remove a small jug full of cooking water and set aside. Drain the cauliflower well.
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Transfer the cauliflower to a food processor and add the butter, parmesan cheese and sour cream.
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Blitz until it forms a smooth purée. Add some cooking water, if necessary, to achieve the consistency you are looking for.
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Taste and add any extra salt and pepper, to taste.
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Serve dotted with extra butter and sprinkled with chopped parsley or chives.
Recipe Notes
Equipment:
- kitchen scales and measuring spoons
- chopping board and knife
- large saucepan and sieve or colander
- small jug
- food processor
How can I serve Cauliflower Purée?
Cauliflower Purée is a wonderful, low carb alternative to mashed potatoes. If you can serve mash potatoes with a dish, you can replace them with Cauliflower Purée. Or, if you are greedy like me, it is gorgeous off a spoon directly out of the pan you have made it in!
Where is this recipe from?
There are many similar yet different recipes around for Cauliflower Purée. This recipe is my favourite; it is from the fabulous Recipe Tin Eats.
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