If you properly prepare mashed cauliflower, then you will get not only a healthy dish, but also tasty. In addition, there is practically no coarse fiber in cabbage, which means that it is also suitable for the diet of very young children.
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Selection and preparation of cauliflower
Before you make mashed potatoes, you should definitely familiarize yourself with some of the nuances of choosing a vegetable, and especially if you are going to feed him a baby.
- First of all, forget about the frozen product, especially if it is not home-made. Only fresh cabbage is needed.
- Touch the head of cabbage, it should be sufficiently dense and elastic.
- The color of a good vegetable is light beige. In this case, all inflorescences should be in close contact with each other.
- The fruit should not be darkened or damaged.
When the head of cabbage is chosen, it's time to consider how and how much to cook cauliflower for baby puree, as well as how to cook a delicious adult dish.
Cauliflower puree for babies
The recipe for cauliflower puree for babies is not very different from the usual method of preparation. It only takes some preliminary steps.
Required Products:
- head of cabbage;
- two tablespoons of salt;
- water - how much will go.
Cooking process:
- Be sure to sort the cabbage into inflorescences, then rinse them under cool water.
- After that, you need to soak them in saline. The indicated amount of salt is poured into one liter of water, dissolved, and large inflorescences are placed there for 30 minutes.
- After this time, rinse them again under water and disassemble them into smaller parts.
- Bring the water on the stove to a boil and place the cabbage in it. It is not necessary to salt it. Cook for about 15 minutes until soft.
- Then interrupt the inflorescences in a blender and you can optionally pass the resulting mass through a sieve.
With broccoli
Cauliflower and broccoli puree is twice as good. Such a dish can be prepared not only on the stove, but also in a slow cooker or double boiler.
Required Products:
- 350 grams of broccoli;
- spices to taste;
- two tablespoons of butter;
- 700 grams of cauliflower.
Cooking process:
- We bring the water to a boil, salt, lower the cauliflower disassembled into pieces and boil for about four minutes.
- After this time, add broccoli and continue cooking for another three minutes.
- Drain the remaining liquid, interrupt the cabbage with a blender, add seasonings to taste and oil. Stir the finished mashed potatoes and serve with croutons.
Mashed potatoes with vegetables
If you want some more serious and rich dish, then prepare mashed potatoes from cauliflower and potatoes. This dish is well suited for a hearty meal.
Required Products:
- a small head of cauliflower;
- seasoning to taste;
- three potatoes;
- 50 grams of butter.
Cooking process:
- Peel the potatoes, and wash the cabbage and divide into small parts.
- We send all the vegetables to a pot of salt water as soon as it boils. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes until the products are soft.
- Drain the excess liquid, bring the ingredients to a puree condition with a blender, season with spices and oil.
With cream cheese
Vegetable puree with cream cheese is very tasty, especially if you buy cheese with the flavor of bacon or mushrooms.
Required Products:
- one cream cheese
- 100 milliliters of milk;
- a pound of cabbage;
- seasonings.
Cooking process:
- First we wash the cabbage, then divide it into small parts and boil them until soft for 10 minutes after the water begins to boil. Do not forget to salt it as well.
- We warm the milk, and then mix it with grated cheese so that it is completely dissolved.
- Grinded boiled cabbage until smooth, pour milk and cheese to it, mix and taste. If necessary, add the missing spices.
Cauliflower puree with cottage cheese
Required Products:
- spices to your liking;
- a glass of milk;
- a small head of cabbage;
- 300 grams of cottage cheese.
Cooking process:
- We put the cottage cheese in a blender, fill it with milk and kill everything until a homogeneous consistency.
- We sort cabbage into inflorescences and cook it until tender for no more than 10 minutes, be sure to salt the water.
- Boiled vegetable also send a blender and mash.
- We combine both the resulting masses, again interrupt them together and put the spices to your taste.
How to make pumpkin
Required Products:
- 300 grams of pumpkin;
- any seasoning to taste;
- onion and carrot;
- 500 grams of cauliflower;
- a spoonful of olive oil.
Cooking process:
- Grind carrots and onions in any way, put in a pan and fry until beautiful color in olive oil.
- We clean the pumpkin from the skin and seeds, cut the flesh and put it in the pan.
- Add vegetable frying to the pumpkin, fill the contents with water and bring to a boil.
- Add the cabbage disassembled for inflorescences there, season with spices and continue cooking for about 10 minutes until all the ingredients are soft.
- We shift the vegetables into a blender, leaving just a little broth, and interrupt until mashed. Add more fluid if necessary.
Cooking with zucchini
Required Products:
- a spoon of olive oil;
- half a liter of water;
- one small zucchini;
- 500 grams of cabbage;
- seasoning to your liking.
Cooking process:
- We wash the zucchini, cut first into not too thick washers, and then even in half.
- We divide the cabbage into parts, not forgetting to rinse it too and remove the leaves.
- We bring the water to a boil, put vegetables there and put spices (for example, black pepper and bay leaf). Cook for no more than 10 minutes, until the contents are soft.
- Drain the remaining water, and transfer the vegetables to a blender and interrupt them until a homogeneous smoothie is obtained.
- We season it with olive oil, try, if necessary, put more spices and, if desired, you can dilute the dish with a small amount of broth.
Cauliflower puree is a dish that will surely appeal to those who love vegetables. It is healthy, lightweight, suitable for feeding babies and does not require a lot of preparation time.
