This Roasted Garlic and Goat Cheese Cauliflower Mash is a delicious alternative to mashed potatoes. Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Low Carb, Primal
It was the early 90s when I fell in love with cooking.
Between the time I graduated from high school and the time I graduated from college, I evolved from thinking that cooking a box of macaroni and cheese was a culinary achievement, to pouring over cooking magazines and dreaming of all the dishes I would one day create.
I spent hours at bookstores looking at cookbooks.
I also spent hours drooling over all the things I’d outfit my kitchen with..when I finally had one.
Yes, it is true. Some girls like shoes. Even in my early 20s, my thing was kitchen appliances and cookware.
One brand I spent a lot of time dreaming about was Braun.
I’ve always been hard on appliances and I valued their reputation for durability. But really, it was the simple, intuitive designs that drew me in.
I was so excited to hear that the Braun Kitchen Collection is coming back to the North American market this June for the first time since 2008. To prepare for the launch, Braun spent years doing research around the North American cooking enthusiasts.
Their mission: to uncover kitchen issues and design the new line to solve those problems.
The line still has all the reliability and high quality standards we have come to expect from Braun, combined with an updated sophisticated design.
They have leveraged technology from outside the kitchen and are using it to improve our cooking experience. As an example, they’ve designed their products to work well with how we intuitively read. The display features are listed in importance and frequency of use from left to right – just like we read a book.
A feature from real life that I love – the hand blender boasts the worlds first Smart Speed technology, borrowing cues from a car’s acceleration. You get more power to the blender the more you squeeze the trigger.
(For some reason this excites Alex, my oldest, to no end.)
I was so inspired after unpacking my new Braun appliances, that I couldn’t wait to hit the kitchen! It was time for dinner and I felt the urge to create something…unexpected.
I don’t know about you, but too often our weekly meals become an exercise in the mundane. If I’m not creating for the blog, I make the same things over and over again. With my new Braun appliances making things easier, I knew it would be fun to try something new.
The boys had been asking for Mashed Potatoes for weeks. I love potatoes, but I don’t always love how they make me feel, so I decided to mix things up and make a Cauliflower Mash. And not just any Cauliflower Mash – I added roasted garlic and goat cheese.
Can I get a yum? Oh this is not the cauliflower I grew up on. This is without a doubt crave-worthy cauliflower!
Best of all it was so simple, thanks to the Braun Hand Blender and its mashing attachment.
The perfect combination with Salisbury Steak! A weeknight meal that is anything but mundane.
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Roasted Garlic & Goat Cheese Cauliflower Mash
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower cut into florets (about 3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 ounces goat cheese softened
- 1 tablespoon cream or milk
- 1 head roasted garlic instructions here
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add cauliflower and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to paper towels to blot excess moisture.
- Combine cauliflower, butter, goat cheese, cream or milk, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl. With the Braun Multiquick 7 Masher attachment, roughly mash the mixture. Switch to the blending shaft and puree until smooth.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Braun. The opinions and text are all mine.
Yum! I love mashed potatoes, but we don’t eat them to often, this looks much healthier, I’ll have to try it!
Hope you enjoy it!
ha – I was the same. well, I loved loved loved shoes – still do – but as soon as I had my own kitchen, I have also loved appliances 😉
this mash sounds amazing…
Thanks so much! I love shoes…but had foot surgery in High School and have always been limited in what I could wear. These days, I pretty much stick to flip flops. 🙂
These sound super yum. When I make mashed potatoes, I always make half of them out of cauliflower – the kids don’t even know 😉
OMG this looks so good. Goats cheese is my fave and I love garlic so this is the perfect combo!
I’ve always said that you can never have too much shoes and I still think I don’t have enough. I had no idea that Braun had home appliances, I’ve always known them for their shaving stuff because my husband owns a Braun shaver. The next time I’m in the market for appliances I’ll have to check them out.
This looks delicious. Cauliflower is so versatile! Such a great alternative to mashed potatoes.
OMG this looks so good. i love a good cauliflower mash.
This recipe looks so good, I may have to try this one! Those Braun kitchen appliances are sexy!
I could eat that whole thing by myself. I will try your recipe as it sounds amazing!
I’ve made cauliflower mash before and always found it boring. This looks much better, must try it.
Cauliflower is one of the world’s most versatile foods. Zucchini too. There’s so much you can do with both. Love love my immersion blender. Yes, even more than shoes.
Oh my goodness. This sounds absolutely delectable. I love mashed cauliflower as an alternative to mashed potatoes. Would never think to add goat cheese.
This look so delicious! I keep saying I am going to buy one of those hand blenders. I’ll have to check out Braun’s model.
Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe! In college I was sort of ‘forced’ to learn how to cook so I can budget my monthly allowance for food. When I got married that’s when I started to love it!
This sounds absolutely delicious! Cauliflower mash is one of my favorite sides, I am going to have to try your version!
I love whipped cauliflower! I like it when it’s roasted then whipped. I can even get my hubby to eat it if it’s mixed with potato!
These look interesting. However, I don’t think I could ever give up my regular mashed potatoes or cheesy mashed potatoes or loaded mashed potatoes.
This looks delicious and I would love to make it!! Thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂
This looks amazing! I love cauliflower, but never mash it – I should though, I bet my kids would enjoy it that way.
I am not a fan of cauliflower, but maybe this will change my mind. Adding cauliflower to my list now.
This looks so incredible! I need to try it asap. Cauliflower and goat cheese are two favorites of mine!
I absolutely love your recipe and I am a huge fan of Braun. I am making your recipe with the goat cheese, yum
We don’t typically use a lot of cauliflower in our kitche, but I’ve been wanting to change that! This looks really good!