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Cloud-soft mashed cauliflower with aged cheddar
Easier-to-swallow option below ↓cauliflower-mash, cheddar-melt
Cauliflower takes on butter102 kcal and cheese110 kcal gladly. Steamed until very soft and mashed with warm whole milk149 kcal, it lands somewhere between mashed potato110 kcal and purée, with no lumps to work through.
This is the side that quietly does a lot. It sits next to any protein or stands alone with a spoon, and the cheddar113 kcal melts all the way through rather than sitting on top.
Why it works
On its own cauliflower is light, so the four tablespoons of butter, the warm milk122 kcal and the aged cheddar do the calorie work, bringing each serving to about 480. White pepper and an optional grating of nutmeg season it gently.
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Cloud-soft mashed cauliflower with aged cheddar
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Per serving
+480
Ingredients
- 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup whole milk, warmed
- 1/2 cup grated aged cheddar (plus extra to finish)
- Salt, white pepper
- Optional: a grating of nutmeg
Method
- Steam or boil the cauliflower until very soft, 12–15 minutes. Drain well.
- Return to the warm pan, add the butter and mash or blend with a stick blender.
- Pour in the warm milk a little at a time until you have a soft, creamy texture.
- Stir in the cheddar until melted. Season and finish with more cheese on top.
A little more butter at the table never hurts. another easy 100 kcal per person.
Make it your own
- Roast the cauliflower first for deeper flavour before mashing.
- Leftovers reheat with a splash of milk into a perfect sauce for soft pasta200 kcal or rice205 kcal.
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