Mashed Cauliflower

The name may not sound so attractive, but the recipe is delicious, healthy and low in all of the things we don't want. My three and a half year old son absolutely loves this recipe and requests it often.

Ingredients

• 1 head of cauliflower
• 1 or 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoons low fat or fat free Mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup low fat shredded or chopped cheddar cheese (I love Cracker Barrel's 2% Sharp Cheddar!)
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Remove leaves and core from cauliflower and steam along with one to two cloves of garlic. (More if you're one of those people who really doesn't care how you or your breath smells). It helps the cauliflower steam quicker if you rough chop it a bit instead of dumping huge florets in your steamer.

2. When cauliflower and garlic are soft (about 20 minutes later) pulverize in your food processer until mushy. Add in a couple of tablespoons of the steamer water and the mayonnaise and run in the food processor until smooth. Add cheese and salt and pepper and run until smooth.

Notes

• If you don't have a steamer in your possession, do what I do: place a metal colander in a pot of water, placing the pot's lid over the colander. The pot shouldn't be too big however, and the colander shouldn't touch the bottom of the pot.
• You can also boil the cauliflower, which cuts the cooking time in half. If you do this, you may not need to add the cauliflower water to help smooth it out.
• When you're done, the cauliflower should look like cheesy mashed potatoes. Delicious!