Angela[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he fall has set in! This means it’s time for candlelight and vegan, lactose- and potato-free mashed potato dishes …
A lot of mashed potato
During the fall and winter, in the Netherlands we like to eat mashed potato dishes a lot. Most of these dishes are based on the same principle: the ingredients consist of potatoes mashed with butter and milk, meat like smoked sausage and vegetables, mostly cabbages. Mashed potatoes form the base of this dish.
My lactose free variation
Here’s a recipe that closely resembles the traditional potato mash. The difference is that my recipe doesn’t use any potato, milk or butter, but uses vegetables and lactose-free yogurt instead. You won’t notice any difference with the typical potato mash you’re used to though! Since I limit my meat intake, I have also substituted meat for fish, but you can choose to leave out the fish and add more nuts or beans.
Low cal, low carb
The advantage of substituting potatoes for vegetables is that this recipe is a lot lower in calories, carbohydrates and starch (a blood sugar level raiser). While it is important to take in enough calories and the right carbs and starches, keeping an eye on your intake is important as well, while eating too many of them (whether it’s slow/fast carbs, resistant or high/low glycemic index starches) in combination with a lack of exercise will eventually make you store fat. To prevent this, firts of all, I limit starches, only eat slow carbs and I never (at least, I try) eat more cal’s than I burn. Second, I limit my intake on workout-free rest days, by reducing my carb, starch and cal intake at dinner.
Vegan-proof
Moreover, substituting milk and butter for dairy-free yogurt, makes this dish a perfect mashed potato substitute for vegans and lactose-intolerants.
Rosemary potato mash without potatoes
Total time: 23 minutes
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 8 minutes
Kitchen aid: cooking pan, blender.
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 1 caulliflower, cut into florets
- 2.5 ounce/75 grams soy or almond yoghurt
- 0.5 tbs coconut oil
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp freshly minced rosemary leaves
- Pinch of fine raw Himalayan pink seasalt (rich in minerals and trace elements, unlike regular salt)
- 24 raw unsalted pecan halves
- 4 edable flowers (I used the calendula/marigold flower – a powerful acné solver – of which only the leafs are edable)
Directions
1. Steam the cauliflower for 8 minutes in an undeep layer of water in a large cooking pan.
2. Strain cauliflower and put in the blender with the yogurt, pepper, rosemary (keep a little bit of rosemary apart for the seasoning) and salt. Slowly add the yogurt until the mash gets its desired thickness.
3. Season with the remaining rosemary and garnish with pecans and an eatable flower.
Serve with grilled salmon and green peas.
Nutritional value cauliflower mash per serving (with soy yogurt used, salmon and peas not counted in):
Kcal 206 Fiber 5.4 Protein 8.2 Carbs 14.7 Fat 12
Enjoy!
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