• Home
  • About
    • This IS My Real Job
    • 5 Things I’ve Learned…
  • Beautycounter
    • Become a Beautycounter Consultant: FAQs
  • Contact
  • Recipe Index
  • Travel
  • Amazon Lists
  • Instagram
  • Affiliates
    • Bloglovin
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Heather's Dish

Heather's Dish

Garlicky Cauliflower, Kale and Avocado Puree with Caramelized Mushrooms

Share
Pin3
Tweet
3 Shares

Garlicky Cauliflower, Kale and Avocado Puree with Caramelized Mushrooms || Heather's Dish #paleo

Y’all. This is good – like really, really good. And TOTALLY something that you can eat a LOT of without feeling guilty by any means! I mean, I used a bit of butter to caramelize my mushrooms, but you can make it completely vegan by just switching the fat you use.

GOOD.  SO SO SO VERY GOOD.

But I gotta be honest here:  as good as this dish is, I keep looking at these photos and just kind of craving a big fat salty steak. I don’ t know why; I didn’t want a steak when I was eating it. I think I’ll just chalk it up to the mushrooms being so meaty and delicious that I just can’t help it.

Garlicky Cauliflower, Kale and Avocado Puree with Caramelized Mushrooms || Heather's Dish #paleo

Now that I’ve got that off my chest I feel a little freed up to tell you guys that this dish was born out of my need and want to eat more veggies. I tend to subsist off of leftovers during the day, but leftovers rarely contain veggies since we usually end up eating them all the night before. I realize that I could just buy more veggies, but at some point a budget still needs to be stuck to.

Enter frozen cauliflower.

I have to admit that even though I understand the cost of frozen veggies can be very budget-friendly, I don’t always love the texture and therefore end up buying more fresh.  Which is so not a bad thing.  But when I have to limit my intake due to budgetary guidelines a girl’s just got to figure it out.  And you guys, whipping frozen cauliflower and kale and avocado into submission in a food processor will change your life.

OH, and can we talk about caramelized mushrooms for a minute? I saw them last week on Gina’s blog and now I cannot stop eating them. Can’t and won’t.

So all of this wordy long randomness to tell you this: I like steak and I like this dish. The end 🙂

Garlicky Cauliflower, Kale and Avocado Puree with Caramelized Mushrooms || Heather's Dish #paleo

Garlicky Cauliflower, Kale and Avocado Puree with Caramelized Mushrooms

  • 1 (16-oz) package frozen cauliflower
  • 2 cups fresh roughly chopped kale
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1 pint whole cremini mushrooms (about 10-12 mushrooms), wiped clean and quartered
  • 1/4 fresh ripe avocado
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper to taste

Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter and add the mushrooms. Stir slightly to coat, and then leave it alone—really.  Leave them alone for at LEAST 5 minutes! Meanwhile boil the cauliflower and kale for 10 minutes. Drain and add to a high-powered food processor. Add the garlic, avocado, and then salt and pepper to taste. Process until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute or so, scraping down the sides as needed to keep everything incorporated. At this point you can slightly stir the mushrooms; if they are caramelized and done, then season them with a bit of salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Serve the puree as a base and top with the caramelized mushrooms on top. Enjoy!

Share
Pin3
Tweet
3 Shares


8 Comments

Subscribe for the latest.

« Starbucks Knock-Off Chai Tea Latte
The Mommy Within »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Comments

  1. Mai Bateson says

    February 28, 2013 at 9:01 am

    Hey Heather, this looks really tempting! My husband is not an avid fan of mushroom but I am! And with the way it looks, I could let him try it 🙂 I can’t wait to do it myself…

    Reply
  2. Becky says

    February 27, 2013 at 4:12 pm

    I must try this!! I’m super intrigued by the mash. I really like all of the ingredients in it, plus it looks like the spinach soufflé that my mom used to make so it has a nostalgia already! Putting it on my list!

    Reply
  3. Kelly Senyei | Just a Taste says

    February 27, 2013 at 8:57 am

    Do you deliver? Because I could seriously go for a giant plate of this for lunch today 🙂

    Reply
  4. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

    February 26, 2013 at 2:34 pm

    What a fabulous comfort food meal!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      February 26, 2013 at 4:02 pm

      You’re right, it is super comforting. I love that it’s creamy without the starch!

      Reply
  5. Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says

    February 26, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    This sounds amazing – unfortunately my store had only sad-looking kale today. Definitely trying it next time!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      February 26, 2013 at 4:02 pm

      Aw, I hate sad kale!

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Recent Eats | In my tummy says:
    March 12, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    […] Garlicky Cauliflower, Kale and Avocado Puree with Caramelized Mushrooms. I was really excited to try this since it pretty much incorporated all my favorite foods. Kale, mushrooms and avocado, sign me up! The recipe didn’t say how many servings it made, so I went with two and Jason and I split this. At first, I was worried that it wasn’t a lot of food, but it ended up being really filling and really delicious. Even Mr. Cauliflower hater himself liked it. […]

    Reply

Subscribe



Featured on BlogHer.com




Instagram

POPSUGAR Select PLUS

You might also like…

#LiveBoldly Day 29: Free to Dream Big

#LiveBoldly Day 30: Free to Dream Big

The Vail Birthday Weekend

Lazy Sunday, Not as Lazy Monday

Jon & Jenn

ChefMom Sunday

Copyright © 2023 · Heather Disarro · All Rights Reserved

Copyright © 2023 · Heather's Divine Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in