Pressure Cooker Mashed Turmeric Cauliflower with Fresh Chives

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Pressure Cooker Mashed Turmeric Cauliflower with Fresh Chives, is a healthy alternative to mashed potatoes.

Pressure Cooker Mashed Turmeric Cauliflower

Let’s get this all out in the open. Organic Turmeric by itself, isn’t very good tasting. It’s more of an acquired taste. So, if you are afraid to try this recipe because of the Turmeric, just leave it out.

The Pressure Cooker Mashed Turmeric Cauliflower recipe will be fine, sans Organic Turmeric. I won’t tell anyone, promise.

Several years ago, I began to have pain in my right knee. Yes, you guessed it, arthritis. I’m not one to take pain killers and muscle relaxers, so I searched for something natural. Organic Turmeric is used in curries and in Asian cooking.

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Organic Turmeric is also a natural blood thinner and helps with aches and pains and inflammation. Fresh Black Pepper should be used with the Organic Turmeric for it to have any benefit.

The Curcumin is absorbed better when taken with coconut oil. I make a paste called Golden Paste. That’s another story for another day.

Hoosier Hill Farm Real Butter Powder is fabulous as a butter replacement. I use it in my bread making too, for extra buttery flavor, without the fat and calories.

Place Cauliflower in Steamer Basket or on Trivet

Wash the cauliflower and remove the green leaves. Cut off the base so the cauliflower sits flat. If you prefer to pull a part the pieces, make sure to reduce the cook time to five minutes.

I like to use this RSVP Stainless Steel Strainer Basket for steaming vegetables. This way, they won’t fall off a trivet and into the water. Place the cauliflower in a steamer basket.

Whole Head of Cauliflower in Pressure Cooker

Add some water to your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker cooking pot and place the RSVP Stainless Steel Strainer Basket with the cauliflower into the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker cooking pot.

Steamed to Perfection

Here is where you decide how soft you want your cauliflower. I like to have a few firm bits in mine. If you like bits, like I do, set the time for 6 minutes. For softer cauliflower, set the time for 8 minutes.

Fork Mash the Cauliflower

Place the cauliflower into a Medium Mixing Bowl and partially mash it up.

Add All Seasonings

Add the seasonings. I used my Seasoned Salt Recipe, but plain sea salt or Rachael Ray Applewood Smoked Sea Salt tastes great too.

Since cauliflower is such a wet vegetable, I like to use Hoosier Hill Farm Real Butter Powder, which is similar to Butter Buds, but cheaper and I like it much better.

At this point, you can either continue mashing up the cauliflower or put it in a VitaMix, Food Processor, or use an Immersion Blender to make it smooth. I like to have pieces of firm cauliflower in the bowl.

If you want to turn this into a soup, add all the ingredients to your VitaMix with a cup of Homemade Bone Broth/Stock and blend. Top with croutons!

Garnish Well with Chives

I LOVE chives in this recipe. It really makes this dish super duper worth while when adding chives.

You can easily serve this Pressure Cooker Mashed Turmeric Cauliflower in lieu of and Mashed Potato dish with Pressure Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken or any other dish.

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Pressure Cooker Mashed Turmeric Cauliflower

Prep time

1 min

Cook time

6 mins

Total time

7 mins

Pressure Cooker Mashed Turmeric Cauliflower is healthy for your heart, helps with edema swelling, muscle and joint pain and tastes really good.

Author: This Old Gal

Recipe type: Side Dish

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 Whole Cauliflower, green leaves removed
1.5 cups Water
½ teaspoon Turmeric
½ teaspoon Freshly Ground Pepper
¼ teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Powdered Butter or 1 Tablespoon fresh Butter
3 Chives, chopped

Instructions

Add water to your Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
Place whole cauliflower in steamer basket and place in Pressure Cooker.
Lock on Lid and close Pressure Valve.
Cook on Steam Setting for 6 minutes.
When Beep sounds, allow a 2 minute Natural Pressure Release. Then toss a kitchen towel over the Pressure Valve and release remaining pressure.
Place cauliflower in a bowl and mash with a fork. Alternatively, place in Vitamix or food processor.
Add Turmeric, pepper, salt and butter. Blend until desired consistency is achieved.
Garnish with a lot of Fresh Chives

Notes

For a softer texture, cook for 7-8 minutes on Steam.