Mashed Parsnips and Cauliflower

by Richele McFarlin | More from this Blogger

10 Jun 2011 07:43 PM

A lovely recipe from Live Raw by Mimi Kirk.

Mashed Parsnips and Cauliflower

A delicious replacement for mashed potatoes.

1/2 cup cashews, soaked 3-4 hours

1 1/2 cups parsnip, peeled and cut into 2-3 pieces.

1/2 cup cauliflower, cut into pieces

Juice of 1 lemon.

Himalayan sea salt

1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 small clove of garlic or scant amount of garlic powder

2 Tablespoons of nutritional yeast (not raw)

1/2 Cup filtered water

1 teaspoon truffle oil or pinch of truffle salt (optional)

Freshly milled pepper

Directions:

Place all ingredients except truffle oil in the food processor and chop fine. Add water to make it a more smooth, thick mixture.

If mixture is not smooth enough, transfer to high powered blender and blend until smooth. Add a little water at a time if necessary to keep blender spinning. You want the mixture the consistency of mashed potatoes.

Tip: Add truffle oil, salt, or herbs to taste.

In my quest to live well and change my eating habits I needed find something to replace mashed potatoes. While, I do not eat mashed potatoes a lot since oddly my family does not care for them, when I do make them I make the super fat holiday kind with sour cream and cream cheese. That may not be a big concern if you only eat it a few times a year but I was looking for new veggie sides and something to mimic mashed potatoes caught my interest.

For a newbie like myself the idea of soaking cashews and using Himalayan salt kind of threw me for a loop. I will admit I skipped the optional truffle oil and did not use Himalayan salt. What I love about recipes for raw foods is the simple and quick directions. Before you know it you are finished without even a bead of sweat on your brow and ending in a healthy meal. Some things may take some time to get used to in flavor and in preparation but I am committed to eating raw at least a large portion of the time.

What raw food recipes are your favorite?

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Richele is a Christian homeschooling mom to four children, writer and business owner. Her collegiate background is in educational psychology.

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