Potato And Cauliflower Mash (Make Ahead)

The BEST cauliflower mashed potatoes!

There aren’t too many recipes that I would call my ‘go-to recipes’. There’s THIS amazing Greek chicken and potatoes that I literally could eat every day of my life, for instance. There’s this easy moussaka which I like to make for guests. And there’s this nothing-short-of-incredible 6-ingredient Swedish chocolate cake, which I have dreams about!

But when it comes to mashed potatoes, THIS potato cauliflower mash recipe is always the one I turn to.

What’s so great about it? Well, here goes…

• It’s a mixture of pureed cauliflower AND potato AND cheese. Mashed cauliflower alone can be a bit too runny. Adding a little potato too makes the cheesy mash just right.

• The cauliflower is roasted. It’s an easy step, but it gives the mash a delicious, slightly nutty and sweet flavour. Yum. If you have an air fryer, check out this air fryer cauliflower recipe to speed up this step!

• You can make it ahead. I sometimes make it the day before. I pour it into some kind of small serving dish with a lid. When I’m ready to serve up dinner, I simply reheat on medium power in the microwave.

• It looks fancy! Save some of the delicious roasted cauliflower florets to sprinkle over the top, and drizzle over a bit of olive oil.

What ingredients do you need?

• Roasted cauliflower: You’ll need a whole head of cauliflower and a little olive oil.

• Boiled potato: Russets are Yukon Gold are great for mashing, but to be honest any type of potatoes are fine.

• Warm milk infused with fresh or dried thyme.

• Cheese and butter (swap for a big drizzle of olive oil if you prefer or for vegan cheese and olive oil if you want to make your mash vegan). I usually use a sharp tasty cheddar, but any favorite grated cheese will work.

• Salt and pepper to taste.

How do you make it?

All you do is roast cauliflower while boiling a bit of choppped potato (photos 1 and 2). If you have an air fryer, you can make this step a little easier by air frying the cauliflower in just 12 minutes.

Then you pulse the cauliflower, potato, cheese and a bit of warm herb-infused milk and butter in the food processor (photos 5 to 8). Done!

I usually warm the milk in a small saucepan and add some thyme to infuse with the wonderful flavour. If I’m feeling a bit short on time though I sometimes mix the thyme into the milk and microwave it instead (photo 3)!

Just like this…

What can I serve with it?

• With a roast. Any kind of roasted meat or baked fish, or even a vegetarian alternative like this delicious baked eggplant goes well. I usually serve more roasted vegetables with this meal, too, such as these honey-glazed carrots and parsnips and maybe some delicious lemon & butter sauce, or these roasted cauliflower and carrots! If you have an air fryer, please do try my 1-hour air fryer rotisserie chicken!
• With these incredible (and super easy) spinach and feta stuffed chicken breasts. Add cranberry sauce and fancy vegetables and you’ve got a very delicious alternative to roast turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas!
• Good quality sausages. This meal is delicious comfort food either as it is or with a green vegetable on the side.
• With a casserole such as this Mediterranean stove top chicken casserole, stifado (Greek beef stew, or this baked chicken and chorizo with cherry tomatoes.
• Believe it or not, the taste and texture of this mash reminds me a little of hummus! So if you are feeling brave, why not serve it as a dip with raw vegetables, bread sticks or tortilla chips?

More easy potato side dishes

• If you try one more potato recipe from Scrummy Lane, let it be these amazing Greek potatoes!
• Keep things simple but classy with either these luxurious mashed potatoes with truffle or this classic French parmentier potatoes recipe.
• These air fryer smashed potatoes are also Greek style, but ready a little quicker than the potatoes above. Make them in your regular oven if you prefer.
• Looking for a show stopping potato side? Try this potato bake with bacon, or these creamier garlic parmesan potatoes (aka dauphinoise potatoes).
• If you’re looking for something a little different, try these mini garlic and parmesan hasselback potatoes!

Or see all my side dish recipes here.