| Are you looking to switch it up in the most delicious way? I think purees are so underrated and overlooked. They are the sleeper of all sleepers. Purees are also great for a test drive for those of you who are interested in cooking, but haven’t yet taken the total cooking passion plunge. What I mean by that is this: purees are simple to make, they don’t require many ingredients or equipment, AND, they are essentially impossible to mess up. Seriously. Even those of us who probably shouldn’t be within 20 feet of a kitchen can’t mess up a puree. This particular puree is one of my favorites. I know, I know, at first glance, it doesn’t sound sexy. You probably wouldn’t turn your head if you saw it walking down the street, but, it is wifey material. Hang on to this recipe. | |
| Total Time | Servings |
| 30 minutes | 4 |
| Ingredients | |
| 5 Carrots (full size) 1 Head of Cauliflower | |
| Directions | |
| Prep the carrots: Thinly slice the carrots. I prefer to do this medallion style, but, you can really do this whatever style you would like – so long as the pieces are small and thin (it’ll make the next step go quicker). Steam the carrots: Put the sliced carrots in a deep-ish frying pan. Fill the frying pan with water until the carrots are ever so slightly submerged. Turn your burner to medium-high. Simmer the carrots for approximately 20 minutes, or until you can very easily stick a fork throgh the pieces. (While carrots are steaming) Prep the cauliflower: Chop up the cauliflower head. There is no real art to this. I do use all of the cauliflower (stems included). Cauliflowers are a naturally softer vegetable, so the cauliflower pieces do not need to be as small or thin as the carrots. Steam the cauliflower: Repeat instructions regarding steaming the carrots, EXCEPT, you wont need to simmer as long (approximately 10 minutes). Puree: Puree the steamed carrots. Puree the steamed cauliflower. I use a Ninja Blender to do this. I do puree the carrots and cauliflower separately. The reason being is that they are different thicknesses and I find that ultimately, I get the best blend if I do it separately. How do you know when you have pureed it enough in the blender? It should look similar to baby food. There should be no chunks. Combine the pureed carrots and the pureed cauliflower into one of the deep frying pan dishes, stir, and keep warm on low heat until ready to serve. | |
