Roasted Mashed Cauliflower with Paleo Vegan Gravy

Deliciously creamy vegan mashed cauliflower with a Paleo vegan gravy sauce that’s perfect for a healthy side to your Thanksgiving and holiday celebrations!

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I am in full swing holiday mode over in the Banana Diaries kitchen. Just check out my Holiday Pinterest Board and basically everything I share daily on Instagram stories. I love this time of year.

So naturally, I had to kick it off with a twist on a very classic recipe. You probably see mashed potatoes and gravy at your Thanksgiving table every year. Well, this year, I highly recommend you try out this mashed cauliflower with vegan gravy…that just so happens to be completely Paleo, dairy free, soy free, nut free, anddddd has the option of being Keto.

But trust me. As Charlie Brown would say, it’s “good gravy.” And mash. It’s just all of the flavors that you love about Thanksgiving, but in a dish that anyone and everyone can enjoy!

The mashed cauliflower has all of the flavors and texture of regular mashed potatoes, in lower carb form, and the vegan gravy tastes nearly identical to regular gravy: smooth, creamy, and rich in flavor and texture.

Plussss I have a few tricks as to how this recipe with this tool is going to make your life a heck of a lot easier during the holidays.

My favorite new kitchen tool

So if you’ve been around the Banana Diaries blog, you know my love of the food processor runs deep. It’s used in probably about half of all of my recipes!

When Oster Kitchen reached out asking if I would be interested in creating a recipe using their new Texture Select Pro Blender with food processor, I couldn’t resist. And it’s available at Target, aka my kitchen tool savior.

I mean, a blender and a food processor, plus all the fun gadgets and setting to go along with it?! It’s a cook and baker’s dream!

This blender with a food processor attachment is extraordinarily simple to use and makes the process of getting Thanksgiving dinner ready a heck of a lot easier. You literally can make two (or more, really) recipes seamlessly with one machine.

For this mashed cauliflower and vegan gravy recipe, I decided, why not incorporate both the blender and the food processor into the mix?!

So, we’ll first go over how to make the Paleo vegan mashed cauliflower in the food processor, then switch gears (quite literally) to how to make the gravy in the Oster Kitchen Texture Select Pro Blender!

How to make Cauliflower Mash

As I’ve mentioned earlier, making the mashed cauliflower portion of this recipe is very simple thanks to the blender.

I know that many people prefer to mash their cauliflower, but I’ve truly found wonderful results if you just don’t over puree it. Less arm work for you, and you don’t need a potato masher (truthfully, I think I’ve lost mine haha! I can’t find it for the life of me!).

To start, all you’ll need for this cauliflower mash recipe is:

• Cauliflower
• Olive oil
• Sea salt
• Coconut milk

Then we can get to making our mash! You’ll just need to follow a few simple steps:

1. Roast the cauliflower with sea salt and olive oil. This will take about 35-45 minutes.
2. Then place the roasted cauliflower and coconut milk into the food processor unit of the Oster Kitchen Texture Select Pro Blender and place the setting to food chop. Puree the cauliflower until it’s slightly smooth, but more on the chunky side, and that’s it!
3. Spoon the mash into a bowl and set aside for gravy time!

How to make vegan gravy that’s Paleo…and nut free!

I’m not kidding when I say this is the best gravy recipe I’ve ever had, and yet it’s entirely vegan, dairy free, and Paleo!

Crazy right?!

Now, you’re probably wondering the heck is in here that a vegan gravy tastes like regular gravy. Well, I have no secrets, my friend! Here’s what you need:

• Vegetable stock
• Vegan butter or coconut oil
• Garlic & herbs, such as rosemary and thyme
• Coconut aminos (here’s that soy free trick!)
• Cassava flour (or coconut flour if you’re keto!)
• Coconut milk
• Mushrooms

That’s the trick! This gluten free gravy is in the mushrooms. They add such flavor and texture, it’s an ingredient not to be missed.

1) Combine the ingredients

The first step in the gravy process is basically just combining all of the ingredients in a medium saucepan. You’ll start with the herbs and vegan butter, then add in the remaining ingredients.

Let everything cook together in the pot, as this enhances all of the flavors.

2) Puree the sauce

Next, pour the sauce, including those mushrooms, into the blender unit of the Oster Kitchen Texture Select Pro Blender, then set the setting to medium and pulse until there are no more mushroom chunks.

Unlike the mashed potatoes, we do want the gravy to be smooth.

Then just pour your vegan gravy into your grandma’s favorite gravy boat, and there you go!

I hope you love this mashed cauliflower and vegan gravy as much as I do! I know it will be such a hit at your holiday table 🙂 Everyone, no matter the diet, will be loving this healthy holiday side dish!

If you give this recipe a go, let me know down below in the comments section! And as always, I love to see your beautiful creations on Instagram and Pinterest, so me sure to tag me there!

Happy Blending and Pureeing!

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