Vegan mashed cauliflower makes a great alternative to traditional mashed potatoes and is just as delicious. This version gets spruced up with kale, mushrooms, onion and plenty of garlic for a flavour-packed, super healthy, easy to make dish, perfect for any day of the week!

How to Make Mashed Caulilfower

There are a few steps to making mashed cauliflower but overall it’s fairly straightforward. Let’s go through the steps.

Cook the Cauliflower

First, you’ll need to cook the cauliflower. It can be boiled, steamed or cooked in an Instant Pot. I boiled it stovetop for 6 minutes until fork tender. Once it’s cooked, drain and move on to the next step.

Blend the Cauliflower

After the cauliflower is cooked, add it to a high-speed blender or food processor and mix until creamy. I added some nutritional yeast for a bit of cheese flavour but it’s optional.

Saute the Mushrooms and Kale

Next is to cook up the mushrooms and kale with onions and garlic. Start with the onions, garlic and mushrooms, saute until soft and starting to brown, then stir in the kale and mix until it’s softened. You can use olive oil , avocado oil , water or broth for cooking.

Mix in the Cauliflower

Now all you have to do is mix everything together! You can do this by adding the cauliflower to the skillet with the kale and mushrooms or adding everything to a bowl and folding together. Once mixed, it’s ready to serve.

I like to serve it topped with plenty of fresh chopped parsley and chives.

Vegan Mashed Cauliflower Recipe

This vegan mashed cauliflower is healthy, low-fat, low-carb and even a source of plant-based protein if you use nutritional yeast. It makes a wonderful addition to Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter dinner but can be served anytime as a healthy and filling side dish.

Try it topped with this vegan mushroom gravy!

Recipe Alternative

For more traditional mashed potato-like cauliflower, skip the kale and mushrooms and blend the cooked cauliflower with 1-2 tbsp vegan butter or olive oil, garlic and sea salt. Vegan sour cream makes a good addition too. If you need a bit of liquid for blending, add a splash of almond milk.

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For more Thanksgiving inspiration, check out my Pumpkin Mouuse, Coconut Mashed Sweet Potato, Healthy Mashed Potatoes and Balsamic Brussel Sprouts.