Cauliflower Purée Recipe

Name: Cauliflower Purée
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower, stem trimmed of leaves, florets roughly chopped (see How to Cut and Core Cauliflower ); 1 cup chicken stock , vegetable stock (for vegetarian option), or salted water (if cooking gluten-free, use water or gluten-free stock); 3 tablespoons sour cream; 1 tablespoon butter; Salt and pepper

People either really love cauliflower or they really don't. Those of us in the first camp will enjoy it almost any way - raw, steamed with butter and lemon, or in this case puréed.

Cauliflower Purée

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Servings 4 servings

1 head cauliflower, stem trimmed of leaves, florets roughly chopped (see How to Cut and Core Cauliflower)
1 cup chicken stock, vegetable stock (for vegetarian option), or salted water (if cooking gluten free, use water or gluten-free stock)
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon butter
Salt and pepper

Boil cauliflower:

Place roughly chopped cauliflower in a medium saucepan, add stock. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until the cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.
Purée cooked cauliflower in blender:

Place the cooked cauliflower in a blender. Add a couple tablespoons or more of the cooking liquid and pulse until smooth, about 15 to 20 seconds.

Add the sour cream and butter, and blend 5 to 10 seconds more. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Recipe barely adapted from Martha Stewart Living.

Links:

Roasted Cauliflower recipe

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
100	Calories
6g	Fat
9g	Carbs
4g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g	8%
Saturated Fat 3g	16%
Cholesterol 15mg	5%
Sodium 207mg	9%
Total Carbohydrate 9g	3%
Dietary Fiber 3g	12%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 64mg	319%
Calcium 36mg	3%
Iron 1mg	3%
Potassium 281mg	6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.