The first time I had mashed cauliflower, I was seventeen years old, and I actually thought I was eating mashed potatoes.
Maybe a little bit sweeter and a little bit less fluffy…but other than that, it’s indistinguishable. I’m not lying to you.
Add some spinach, and this is basically your salad and your side dish all in one shot.
Then throw an entire head of roasted garlic in there…and, well…shoot. Even I want to dive in and rub this in my hair and all over my face like a certain bald-headed baby I know.
(As long as a majority of it hit my taste buds somewhere along the way)
It’s dang good.
Green Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
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- 1 large head of cauliflower
- 2 C raw spinach
- 1 head garlic
- 2-3 T olive oil
- 1 t salt
Steam the cauliflower until tender enough to pierce easily with a fork. Then add all the ingredients (including the garlic) into a food processor and blend until the mix is green, light, and fluffy.
i never would have put spinach in it–makes total sense. rubbing it on your head–yup, makes total sense too.
I have to agree with Lindsay here. I think A’s way of eating this looks way more fun than any other way I would’ve considered.
Kiss those cheeks of hers for me!!
I love all your photos of baby A!
Too cute!! And I must say that green really is her color. 
What a great idea putting spinach in! I bet you can’t even tell it’s there, except for the color of course. Liv looks beautiful in green!
Mashed Cauliflower is my fav – definitely better than potatoes. I never thought of adding spinach though. And the roasted garlic? Genuis.
Baby A sure does love her veggies – on the inside and the outside
Looks like somebody enjoys having their picture taken…
She is the biggest ham.
It looks like she gave herself a little baby facial!
The recipe sounds delicious…totally making this next time I want potatoes!
I’m definitely going to try these. And maybe rub them on my face too. She might know something that I don’t!
I need this. I also love that you mashed cauliflower at age 17 — I think I was still just mashing chocolate chips into pancake batter at that age.
I actually just had it at a neighbors house…I was blown away and then immediately adopted the recipe for myself.
taaaassty! I just bought a head of cauliflower yesterday…I am going to make these tonight!
p.s…I have that dish towel! Great minds….
Good gravy, she’s cute, even covered in green goo! That smile!
yum this sounds fantastic! It looks like a certain someone enjoyed it as well!
Mashed cauliflower when you were 17? Impressive! Baby A can sell any food. Definite monster in these photos!!
Unbelievable – how much does she actually get into her mouth?! And you must be doing 5 loads of laundry a day!!!!
Hah, she actually took down a lot of it…the diaper told me so.
Seriously!? That kid has got to be the cutest thing ever! I just can’t get enough!
So simple yet so genius! Can’t wait to try it out.
Baby A is sucha cutie! Why isn’t it acceptable for me to eat my cauliflower mashed faux-taters like her?!
Mashed faux-taters…I like the sound of this.
She looks so incredibly proud of herself and her cauli-spinach facial in that side shot! Or is it a spina-cauli facial?
that’s it, i’m coming down to see you and nibble on A’s cheeks (in a non-creepy-i’m-a-mama-with-a-baby-too kind of way). i can’t stand it anymore!
and i actually really REALLY love mashed cauliflower! totally making it this way next week!
Only if I can nibble on your baby’s cheeks at the same time.
First, this looks amazing and I really need to make it. I’ve never tried mashed cauliflower before, and that seems like such a shame.
Second, what is it about babies covered in food that is so freaking cute? Those pictures are adorable!
Now this got me rethinking the mashed cauliflower I once made. and wasn’t very fond of. Totally trying Baby A’s eating technique! Looks like so much fun!
ohhhhhhhh….myyyyy….woooooord.
i cant even handle the cuteness.
and look at all those TEETH!!!
I know! They all came in at once…she’s basically a monster now.
she has such a mischievous look in that second picture. hahaha love it.
How in the world did she make that big of a mess from such a little cup?! She’s so cute and it looks like she had so much fun.
I was wondering the same darn thing.
This sounds pretty dreamy. Mmmmmm roasted garlic. Bet you had fun cleaning her up!
Sink swimming!
I’m all kinds of cauli-dying right now.
What a cutie! I actually don’t think I’ve ever had mashed cauliflower. I love the idea of adding spinach!
This recipe sounds awesome! And I’ll take Baby A’s word (ahem, picture) for it.
YUM! And I can eat this in my last 20 days of show prep!!! looks so good and even better on the little beauty
Oh yum! This looks so good! I love adding spinach to basically everything!
Yum! I love cauliflower in any form- and don’t mash it often enough. The idea to add spinach and garlic is great! Again- one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” moments (like your coffee ice cubes).
I wish I looked at adorable as A when I get food all over my face and hair.