Best Smashed Cauliflower Recipes

LONDON BROIL WITH STEAK SAUCE GRAVY, SMASHED CAULIFLOWER WITH CHEESE, HAM AND RED CHARD

Steps:

• Place cauliflower in a medium shallow pot or pan. Add stock, cover and place pot over high heat. When liquid boils, reduce heat to simmer and cook covered 10 minutes. Remove cover, raise heat to medium high and allow the broth to reduce by half, 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces and the cheeses and smash the cauliflower with a masher to the same consistency as desired for mashed potatoes. Season the cauliflower with black pepper, a pinch of salt and nutmeg.
• Turn broiler on. Brush meat with Worcestershire and season with salt and pepper. Cook London broil on top rack for 6 minutes on each side, for medium rare to medium doneness.
• While steak and cauliflower cook, heat a second large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, 2 turns of the pan, and ham. Sear ham and caramelize at edges, 2 minutes.
• Add chard and wilt the greens into the pan then season with salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg, optional. Cook 5 to 7 minutes more, turning frequently with tongs then add vinegar to the pan and a drizzle of honey. Turn to coat the greens, adjust seasoning and transfer to a serving dish.
• Remove meat from broiler and let it rest 5 minutes.
• Place a small skillet over medium heat. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter, add finely chopped shallot, cook 2 minutes, then whisk in flour and cook 1 minute. Add 2 cups beef broth to the pan and bring to a bubble. Reduce the broth 2 minutes then add 1/4 cup steak sauce and black pepper, to taste.
• Very thinly slice the meat on an angle against the grain (the lines in the meat). The degree to which you can slice thinly slice the meat will determine how tender it is to cut and chew, so make sure the carving knife is sharp ¿ the thinner the better!
• Serve sliced London broil with steak sauce gravy all over it and smashed cauliflower and red chard with ham piled up alongside the meat.

RACHAEL RAY'S CHEESY "SMASHED" CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Pour broth into a deep pot.
• Trim leaves and core off head of cauliflower.
• Place head of cauliflower in broth and drizzle with the olive oil.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and boil covered until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Uncover and mash cauliflower w/potato masher.
• Allow liquid to cook off while you add cheeses and mash all together, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• When all mixed and thickened, remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste, and nutmeg, if desired.

RACHAEL RAY'S SMASHED CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil (Rachael Ray used beef broth).
• Add frozen cauliflower.
• Boil for about 8-10 minutes.
• Drain -- in case there is too much liquid -- Add cheeses, butter and more broth if it is too thin for your taste.
• Smash with a masher. Should be the consistency of mashed potatoes.-- yum!

ROCKIN' GOOD SMASHED CAULIFLOWER WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover and bring the water to a boil. Place cauliflower and garlic in steamer and steam until soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove garlic cloves and smash with a fork; place smashed garlic with cauliflower into a pot.
• Smash butter and chives into cauliflower and garlic with a fork or potato masher until smooth.
• Stir light cream into smashed cauliflower mixture.
• Sprinkle Parmesan-Reggiano cheese onto cauliflower mixture; season with salt and black pepper.
• Cook the cauliflower mixture over low heat to absorb the cream and melt the butter, about 12 minutes.

SMASHED CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Bring cauliflower and chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Uncover the saucepan and increase heat to medium-high. Allow cauliflower to simmer until soft and the cooking liquid has reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
• Remove cauliflower from the heat, and add the butter, Cheddar cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Mash with a potato masher until the cheeses have melted and the cauliflower is smooth, then season to taste with salt and pepper.

SMASHED CAULIFLOWER SIDE DISH

Steps:

• Place cauliflower in a pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain and return cauliflower to pot.
• Stir butter, black pepper, salt, and garlic into cooked cauliflower.
• Mash cauliflower mixture with a potato masher or whisk until a smooth consistency similar to mashed potatoes.

CHEESY SMASHED POTATOES & CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Place potatoes and cauliflower in large saucepan with enough water to cover.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Simmer 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• Drain and return to pan.
• Add sour cream and mash until light and fluffy.
• Stir in cheese.
• Serve.

SMASHED CAULIFLOWER WITH WHITE CHEDDAR SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Wash cauliflower and cut into medium-sized florets. Add to a large pot of boiling, salted water. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• 2. In a medium saucepan, melt butter and stir in flour, making a paste. Add garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Slowly add milk and half-and-half and stir until it starts to thicken.
• 3. Add remaining ingredients and simmer on low heat until cheese melts. If mixture is too thick, add more milk, a little at a time, and mix thoroughly.
• 4. Stir the hot cheese sauce into the cooked and drained cauliflower and mix well, smashing with a large spoon as you go.
• 5. Serve with your favorite entree.

CHEESY SMASHED POTATOES & CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Place potatoes and fresh cauliflower florets in a pot and cover with water (if using frozen florets, don't add them yet!).
• Bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender (if using frozen cauliflower, add them 10-15 minutes into cooking time).
• Drain vegetables and return to pan. Add sour cream and mash until vegetable mixture is light and fluffy. Stir in cheese until it melts.

SMASHED CAULIFLOWER-POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook cut up cauliflower florets in milk and salt over low heat for 35 minutes, or until tender. Stir the mixture a couple of times to rotate the cauliflower in the milk and to keep the milk from scalding. (Sometimes when I get distracted the milk gets scalded on the bottom of the pot. If this happens, stir gently so that that the scalded milk browned bits do not get mixed up into the cooked cauliflower).
• Drain, and discard or freeze the remaining liquid for a creamed vegetable soup (like cauliflower-cheese soup).
• Using an immersion blender, blend cooked cauliflower until the mixture resembles mashed potatoes (no liquid necessary -- otherwise it will be too runny).
• At this point use this mixture as if it were mashed potatoes and turn this "Smashed Cauliflower" into your favorite form of potatoes. In other words, you can add roasted garlic, scallions, low fat sour cream, chives, butter, or any combination. However, most of the time we eat it as is, with salt and white pepper to taste.

CHEESY SMASHED CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• For the Roasted Garlic Puree: Simmer 14 garlic cloves over medium heat in 1 cup olive oil in a saucepan for about 20 minutes, or until the garlic turns golden brown.
• Strain the oil, reserving the garlic, and use the oil for sautés, salad dressings, and marinades.
• Puree the garlic cloves in a food processor until it forms a smooth paste.
• Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Place oil in a mason jar and refrigerate.
• For the Cheesy Smashed Cauliflower: Steam the cauliflower for 10 to 12 minutes, until just tender.
• Place the cauliflower in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher or fork.
• In another large bowl, combine the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic puree, salt, black pepper, white pepper, and butter.
• Pour the hot mashed cauliflower on top of the cheese mixture and combine, using a large spoon, until the cheeses are thoroughly melted.
• Serve immediately.

RACHAEL RAY'S CHEESY "SMASHED" CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Pour broth into a deep pot.
• Trim leaves and core off head of cauliflower.
• Place head of cauliflower in broth and drizzle with the olive oil.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and boil covered until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Uncover and mash cauliflower w/potato masher.
• Allow liquid to cook off while you add cheeses and mash all together, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• When all mixed and thickened, remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste, and nutmeg, if desired.

ROCKIN' GOOD SMASHED CAULIFLOWER WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover and bring the water to a boil. Place cauliflower and garlic in steamer and steam until soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove garlic cloves and smash with a fork; place smashed garlic with cauliflower into a pot.
• Smash butter and chives into cauliflower and garlic with a fork or potato masher until smooth.
• Stir light cream into smashed cauliflower mixture.
• Sprinkle Parmesan-Reggiano cheese onto cauliflower mixture; season with salt and black pepper.
• Cook the cauliflower mixture over low heat to absorb the cream and melt the butter, about 12 minutes.