Low carb broccoli mash

Low carb broccoli mash

Meet Broccoli Mash, Cauliflower Mash’s lesser known cousin. Gorgeously green. Charmingly low carb. Creamy. Garlicky. Good for you. This is one side dish you just may fall in love with.
January 23 2016 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Side dish

Low carb broccoli mash

Meet Broccoli Mash, Cauliflower Mash’s lesser known cousin. Gorgeously green. Charmingly low carb. Creamy. Garlicky. Good for you. This is one side dish you just may fall in love with.
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 1½ lbs (7½ cups) 650 g (1.7 liters) broccoli
  • 2 oz. 55 g butter or olive oil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 tbsp 4 tbsp fresh basil or fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
  • 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced (optional)
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Instructions

  1. Chop the broccoli into florets. Peel and cut the stem into small pieces. Boil the broccoli in plenty of salted water for a couple of minutes – just enough to retain a somewhat firm texture. Discard the water and let the broccoli steam off for a while to allow excess moisture to evaporate.
  2. Blend with the butter or olive oil and fresh herbs (optional) in a food processor, or with an immersion blender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Tip!

You can use frozen or fresh broccoli for this recipe. If you use fresh broccoli, save the stalk, peel it with a sharp knife and slice thinly. Cut the rest of the broccoli into smaller florets of roughly equal size. Feel free to substitute olive oil for some of the butter in any proportion you choose.

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8 comments

  1. 1
    Fay
    January 23 2016
    My husband combines cauliflower and broccoli and calls it broccauli mash.
  2. 2
    Janet
    January 23 2016
    As an alternate to expensive fresh vegetables in the winter, look for frozen Broccoli and Cauliflower mix (Great Value has one). As Fay suggested, the combo puréed has a mild taste and a lovely pale green color.
  3. 3
    Jan
    January 23 2016
    Broccoli and Cauliflower two of my most favourite vegetables ...
    Broccoli is usually the cheaper!

    All the best Jan

  4. 4
    Scooze
    January 24 2016
    Excellent!
  5. 5
    Colleen Milne
    February 2 2016
    I add mashed Avocado to Broccoli Mash - gives it a delicious nutty flavour & is so creamy.
  6. 6
    Christina
    May 4 2017
    Any one add cheese to this one like the cauliflower one ?
  7. 7
    Leone Arendse
    January 4 2019
    Just made this as a side dish, O.M.G this tastes so good. You guys never disappoint :)simple yet tasty recipe
  8. 8
    Derry Shore
    March 1 2019
    I quite often have broccoli and cauliflower mash. I add a touch of garlic puree, butter, little cream and cheese, salt and pepper and mash it all together. I then put the pan back onto the stove on low heat, so that the mash goes a little firmer and no leftover water. It kind of makes the mash more glupy. Delicious.

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