Category: Sides

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes 

On By Sage & SpinachIn Sides1 Comment

These vegan plant based mashed cauliflower potatoes are fluffy and creamy! I’m sure you are already familiar with the cauliflower craze, but I’m going to throw one more recipe at you. I love mashed potatoes, like most Americans. I just don’t love all the carbs and dairy. So in attempt to make mashed potatoes equal parts healthy and dairy free I hit the kitchen and mixed a few of my favorite things together. The mashed mixture turned out fluffy, soft and tasty! No need for butter! This recipes serves about 8, I made it so large so I could freeze at least half. When I purchase potatoes I try and use them fast so that they don’t grow ears. I also must say that I also love having frozen food ready to help on the busy days, which tend to come more than not.

Ingredients

  • 1 bag of gold’s potatoes (7-8 large potaoes)
  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk
  • 4 cloves of minced garlic
  • 1 Tbs of pink Himalayan salt
  • 1/2 Tbs of pepper
  • 1 Tbs of Trader Joes Everyday Seasoning
  • 1/2 handful of fresh parsley and/or basil (optional)

How To

Wash and peel all potatoes. Cut potato in quarters and place in large pot. Wash and cut cauliflower head into similar size as potato quarters and place in same large pot. Add water to pot, water should rise above potatoes and cauliflower pieces. Place pot on stove over medium heat. Contents will be ready when they can be easily pierced with a fork. Once ready, drain and place in a separate bowl. Mash, mash mash! Mix in almond milk and spices and stir. Cauliflower mashed potatoes are now ready to be served. Enjoy!

Prep time: 25 minutes 

Cook time: (about) 25 minutes 

Enjoyers: 8

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Perfect Guacamole

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One of my all time favorite lunches! Yep you heard it, I sometimes make guacamole as my main dish for lunch. I will also make it in the morning, for an afternoon snack, late night snack, side with dinner… You get the picture.

Having ready to eat avocados in our home is a must! You can make guac in many different ways and some of them are are not so good. I can tell you from experience it’s a bad day when things go south. But, thankfully, I’ve mastered a guac recipe that I’m excited to share with the world. It’s simple, yet perfect!

Ingredients

2 ripe organic avocados

one half of a lime (lemon will do as well)

1-2 cloves of minced garlic (3 if small)

about seven cherry tomatoes

salt to taste (I use aproximately 2-3 tsp of Himalayan pink salt)

How to 

To start, peel avocados rather than cut, this way you don’t lose some of the greener part of the avocado that is sometimes hard to get when you scoop with a spoon. The greenest part of the avocado has the most antioxidants, let’s make sure to eat it!

Once avocados are peeled and placed in bowl- mash, mash, mash. Once mashed add lime, garlic, tomatoes, and salt.

Scoop with favorite chips and enjoy!

prep time: 5 minutes 

Enjoyers: 2-4