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Cauliflower mashed/riced SWYPO??


TEXY

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I'm sure I'm over-thinking this, but isn't using mashed cauliflower in place of potatoes and riced cauliflower in place of rice SWYPO?.....

 

 

I am trying to find things that go with my meals that I traditionally pair with potatoes or rice.... I love potatoes with meatloaf, and want to do mashed cauliflower. I've had mashed califlower and do like it, jsut want to make sure I'm not cheating.

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Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I can never get beyond the texture of mashed cauliflower.  It's just not the same.  Sigh. 

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Ooooh!  I hand mash.  I like my potatoes hand mashed too.  It never occurred to me to use an appliance with the cauliflower.  Huh.  Maybe I'll give it another shot.

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I used an immersion blender with the regular blade for mash and with the processor canister for rice.  I find that I need to cook the cauliflower a little more than I would to eat it as florets.

 

I think tomorrow may be a rice day.  :-)

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I use a hand stick-blender for my cauli, love it.

Hate it if it's watery though, or when the caulis are have a slight green tone rather than a whiter tone. Better for "rice" then :)

 

If you find it a bit bland, add some freshly ground black pepper.

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I always add an ice cube of bone broth to all of my cauli.  Nom.  Seriously gonna rice some as soon as my hubby is awake.

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Ok, I'll give it a try!  I don't have a food processor but I do have a stick blender that i use all the time so I will try it.  Thanks!

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I've also added rutabaga or turnips to my cauliflower mash to help make the texture less runny.  It's really helpful when I have non-paleo eaters over because the texture is almost exactly the same as mashed potatoes.  They're delicious and everyone that I've made them for has loved them!

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I've also added rutabaga or turnips to my cauliflower mash to help make the texture less runny.  It's really helpful when I have non-paleo eaters over because the texture is almost exactly the same as mashed potatoes.  They're delicious and everyone that I've made them for has loved them!

 

Ooh, I do this with celery root...when I can find it.  Awesome flavor and texture.

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For me, there has to be a psychological component to SWYPO. For example, I make a dish where I slice sweet potatoes long-ways and layer them like "noodles" in a lasagna. The filling has ground beef and tomato sauce. It's really yummy. And I guess you could sort of consider that paleofying lasagna. But I never had any psychological issues with lasagna and when I eat the sweet potato dish, I'm just eating a yummy dinner, not recalling all the times I ever ate lasagna and reminiscing. 

 

Now, I can't eat sweet potato fries because I DO have a psychological response to french fries. 

 

I also think that these types of things vary between people based on their past eating habits.

 

$0.02

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