Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes With Easy Mushroom Gravy

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes With

Easy Mushroom Gravy

Ingredients:

2 pounds of Yukon Gold or yellow potatoes, peeled or

   unpeeled and cut into chunks

1 small head of cauliflower (1 1/2 pounds) chopped

   into bite sized chunks

2 tablespoons butter or vegan butter

1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt, or to taste

Freshly ground black pepper

1 clove garlic minced

Milk or non-dairy milk if desired

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Directions:

Place  the potatoes in a very large saucepan and add water to cover.  Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes for 10 minutes uncovered.

After 10 minutes add the cauliflower to the saucepan with the potatoes.  Boil both vegetables for 10 minutes more, uncovered until they are fork tender. 

Drain the potatoes and cauliflower and return them to the saucepan.  Mash with a potato masher until smooth. adding the butter, salt, pepper, and garlic as you mash.  Resist the urge to add milk right off the bar.  As you mash the cauliflower, it will release some water and thin out the mixture.  If you need to add some milk at the end do so to make the mixture your desired consistency, feel free to do so.

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Easy Mushroom Gravy

Ingredients:

1 1/2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

1 sweet or yellow onion, finely chopped
2 large cloves garlic
Fine grain sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 cups finely sliced cremini mushrooms
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons all purpose flour
1 1/4 cup vegetable broth
2 tablespoons low-sodium tamari, or to taste.

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Directions:

In a skillet or saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.  Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper.

Add the sliced mushrooms and rosemary and raise the heat to medium-high.  Sauté for 8 to 9 minutes more, or until most of the water is released by the mushrooms has cooked off.

Stir in the flour until all of the vegetables are coated.

Add the broth and tamari gradually  and stir quickly to smooth out any lumps of flour.  Bring the mixture to a simmer.  Cook stirring often to ensure that it doesn't burn, for 5 minutes more.

When the gravy has thickened to your liking, remove the pan from the heat and serve.