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Garlic Brown Butter Mashed Cauliflower Recipe
Brown butter mashed cauliflower is a tasty alternative to mashed potatoes. It's roasted cauliflower puréed with garlic and thyme-infused brown butter. It's perfect for holiday dinners, simple to make, and ready in just 40 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 122 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 2 large heads of cauliflower chopped into large pieces
- ⅓ cup salted butter
- 2 cloves garlic grated with a Microplane or very finely minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Set your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the chopped cauliflower on a baking sheet and pop it into your oven. No need to wait for the oven to preheat. Let the cauliflower roast for about a half hour, turning once, until it is soft and starting to brown.
- While the cauliflower is roasting, make the garlic brown butter. Place the butter in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Let it melt then reduce the heat to medium and keep it on the heat, without stirring it, for about 5 minutes. The butter will froth then settle down. Once you start seeing a few brown specks on the froth you can stir it to see how brown it is. You want quite a few specks of brown. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the garlic and thyme. The residual heat from the butter will cook the garlic.
- When the cauliflower is soft, remove it from the oven and transfer it to your food processor. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape the sides of your food processor as needed. See notes. Add the brown butter and blend again. Salt to taste. (Note: just like with regular mashed potatoes, mashed cauliflower also needs a good amount of salt.)
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Notes
- We often reserve a tablespoon of brown butter to drizzle on top before serving.
- If your food processor is having a hard time mashing the cauliflower so it becomes creamy, add a splash of chicken or vegetable stock.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ⅛ of the recipe
Calories
122kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
421mg
(18%)
Potassium
636mg
(18%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
260IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
102mg
(113%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ⅛ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 122kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 421mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 636mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 260IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 102mg | 113% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.