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Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes Vegan & Gluten Free

Last Updated on April 4, 2019 By Vicky 14 Comments

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4 ingredient cauliflower mashed potatoes vegan style and gluten free that makes for the perfect uber creamy and healthy fall side dish. A must have at the Thanksgiving table or any other fall night!

Cauliflower mashed potato vegan recipe topped with a dollop of basil pesto

When I first heard about cauliflower mashed potatoes I wasn’t all that interested. And cauliflower mashed potatoes vegan style? I mean aren’t mashed potatoes meant to be made with fully on hearty potatoes and some proper milk or cream?

Well turns out the answer to that question is absolutely not.

Cauliflower mashed potatoes vegan style is simply the best side dish ever. And this coming from a potato girl all the way. Roasted potato wedges all the way, but when it comes to mash, heavy potatoes can step aside.

Lighter, brighter and healthier cauliflower makes for an excellent mash, that I honestly feel like you can’t even tell that it’s made from cauliflower.

Cauliflower mashed potatoes vegan style is a great alternative to the heavily loaded dairy product mashed potatoes.

Ingredients used to make vegan cauliflower mashed potatoes

I’m hooked. I love the simplicity of my version made with only four key ingredients:

  • Cauliflower
  • Whole head of garlic
  • Pesto (preferably my vegan basil pesto)
  • Coconut cream

If making your own batch of pesto is just not your jam, you can easily replace this with fresh dill. The first time I have cauliflower mashed potatoes vegan style was made by a friend of my parents and he only just used cauliflower, roasted garlic and dill. Trust me that combo absolutely works too.

But if you’re me, and need to add pesto to just about everything, you’ll want to add some dollops of pesto into this cauliflower mash.

Now, you do need to roast an entire head of garlic before making this recipe, but I assume with all the fall holiday meal prepping your oven is most likely already on at all times, right? In which case you to roast the garlic you simply cut off the top quarter of the whole head, exposing each clove, drizzle with olive oil, wrap in aluminum wrap and toss into the oven.

Now if you’re wondering what to serve this cauliflower mash with, may I suggest:

  • Vegan Spaghetti Squash Soup
  • Pesto Green Beans with Almonds 
  • Vegan Ravioli with Pumpkin Ricotta 
  • Whipped Sweet Potatoes 

boiled cauliflower for cauliflower mashed potatoes with other side dishes being prepped too

So once your garlic is nice and roasted and cauliflower is boiled until soft you just add both to the food processor with a few dollops of pesto and some coconut cream for a super creamy, velvetty, rich and most of all healthy side dish of cauliflower mashed potatoes vegan style.

Cauliflower mash is simply so light and fluffy and is excellent when reheated as leftovers the next day!

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Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes - Vegan Style
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

4 ingredient cauliflower mashed potatoes - vegan and gluten free recipe that makes for the perfect uber creamy and healthy fall side dish. A must have at the Thanksgiving table or any other fall night!

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: gluten free, Healthy, Vegan
Servings: 6
Calories: 102 kcal
Author: Vicky
Ingredients
  • 1 head cauliflower
  • 1 head garlic roasted, with the cloves squeezed out
  • 4 tbsp vegan basil pesto
  • 4 tbsp coconut cream
  • salt/pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Steam or boil cauliflower until tender (10-15 minutes).

    To a food processor add cauliflower, garlic, salt, pepper, pesto and coconut cream

    Process until smooth.

Recipe Notes

If you do not have pesto feel free to use fresh herbs instead - this cauliflower mash is perfect with fresh a large handful of fresh dill!

Nutrition Facts
Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes - Vegan Style
Amount Per Serving
Calories 102 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Sodium 123mg5%
Potassium 337mg10%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 200IU4%
Vitamin C 47.9mg58%
Calcium 46mg5%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. Tina says

    November 17, 2017 at 11:10 am

    5 stars
    I’m definitely pinning for later, I wanted to try to use more cauliflower in my diet to replace simple starches. This looks great:)

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 21, 2017 at 1:23 am

      This is a perfect use for cauliflower!

      Reply
  2. Elaine @ Dishes Delish says

    November 17, 2017 at 11:17 am

    5 stars
    Yummy! I loved mashed cauliflower and substitute it instead of potatoes a lot. I can’t wait to try your version with the pesto!! Awesome recipe!

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 21, 2017 at 1:23 am

      The pesto makes it even better : )

      Reply
  3. Nichole says

    November 17, 2017 at 11:38 am

    5 stars
    I’m a full on potato girl too, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out how good cauliflower mash can be! I love your addition of pesto, it sounds really tasty!

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 21, 2017 at 1:24 am

      Right?! Potatoes all the way, but cauli mash I can’t say no to!

      Reply
  4. serena says

    November 17, 2017 at 11:49 am

    I have been wanting to try cauliflower mash for quite some time now. My family isn’t a lover of cauliflower but I think I’m going to sneak this one in and see who notices 🙂

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 21, 2017 at 1:24 am

      You’ve got to sneak it in! I bet they won’t even know it’s made with cauliflower!

      Reply
  5. Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C says

    November 17, 2017 at 2:40 pm

    5 stars
    Wow, that looks delicious! The combination of cauliflower with pesto sounds wonderful. I love that you roasted the garlic here.

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 21, 2017 at 1:24 am

      Yes the roasted garlic add a real depth of flavor here!

      Reply
  6. Mark says

    February 18, 2018 at 5:21 am

    Wouldn’t it be nice to do potato with cauliflower?

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      February 18, 2018 at 7:38 am

      Yea you could use some potato here if you wanted to but I honestly love cauliflower mash by itself.

      Reply
  7. jeanette jacobie says

    October 9, 2018 at 5:25 pm

    Can you use something different instea of pesto?
    Thanks Jeanette

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      October 16, 2018 at 4:35 pm

      Yes, you can omit the pesto and replace it with different fresh herbs — dill or basil both work well here!

      Reply

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