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Cauliflower Puree Recipe

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Cauliflower Puree

People either really love cauliflower or they really don't. Those of us in the first camp will enjoy it almost any way - raw, steamed with butter and lemon, or in this case puréed.

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Cauliflower Puree Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 head cauliflower, stem trimmed of leaves, florets roughly chopped
  • 1 cup water, vegetable, or chicken stock
  • 2 to 3 Tbsp of sour cream
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • Salt and pepper

Method

1 Combine cauliflower and water or stock in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until cauliflower is very tender, about 10 minutes.

2 Using a slotted spoon, transfer cauliflower to a blender. Blend until smooth, adding 1 to 2 Tbsp of the cooking liquid, 15 to 20 seconds. Add sour cream and butter, and blend 5 to 10 seconds more. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

Serves 4.

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Posted by Elise on Jun 2, 2004 and indexed Cauliflower

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Comments

Elise -- I have never heard of pureed cauliflower. Please...can you describe the taste? What did you serve it with? Very intriguing!

Posted by: Jennifer on June 3, 2004 7:37 AM

Hi Jennifer - It tastes like cauliflower, but creamier and buttery. I suppose you could serve it with anything with which you would serve steamed cauliflower. Not potatoes, as that would be too many white foods together. Chicken, pork, steak all work well accompanied by cauliflower.

Posted by: elise on June 9, 2004 7:46 AM

I hear this is very popular with people on low carb diets who miss mashed potatoes! I do love cauliflower so I plan on trying it. Thanks for the recipe.

Posted by: Amy on July 19, 2004 9:03 AM

Hi Amy, one wouldn't think a cauliflower side dish would be so good, but this one really is. There are never any leftovers. With a few tablespoons of butter and sour cream, it isn't exactly dietetic, but it tastes much richer than it is.

Posted by: elise on July 24, 2004 4:05 PM

Try pan-roasting one or two fennel bulbs and a couple of shallot finnely chopped in a bit of butter and mix it with the cauliflower beofre blending....
it is absolutely delicious and very suprising taste ....

Posted by: achille on July 30, 2004 12:07 PM

I tried something very similar to this that became my fav veggie dish of all time and yes great for low carbers. Try blending the cauliflower with cream cheese instead of sour cream or maybe try both. Then put it in a shallow pan & sprinkle the top with Parmesan cheese. Cook till slightly browned on top. Also very important to strain the cauliflower very well before blending and do not add excess liquid. Even give it a bit of a squeeze to get excess liquid out as this helps it to brown up better. Serve with a bit of butter which is very tasty too.

Posted by: Jane on April 9, 2007 11:27 PM

Haven't made this yet...could it be frozen?

Posted by: steve on August 11, 2007 5:53 PM

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