Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce

This is a recipe that I had been wanting to try for a long time. I had seen it circulating on pinterest and while it looked pretty delicious in the pictures I saw... I was still very skeptical about the taste. I mean... an alfredo sauce made out of vegetables... was it really even possible? and the answer is YES! Absolutely possible and absolutely delicious, although don't go into expecting that it will taste identical to normal alfredo sauce, because it won't it's its own taste for sure but a really yummy one.
So without further or do, here is the recipe! :)

Ingredients:
1 large head of cauliflower (about 5-6 cups of cauliflower florets)
7 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of olive oil
6-7 cups of vegetable broth
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
1/2 cup of milk, heated
pinch of cumin

Recipe:

First sauté the minced garlic in some olive oil over medium low heat in a saucepan. Take care to move the garlic around frequently in the pan so that it does not burn. Once the garlic is translucent, turn off the heat and place the sautéed garlic aside.

Next, we'll work on the cauliflower. Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a large pot. Cut the cauliflower into even sized chunks and then place all of your cauliflower into the boiling vegetable broth. Cook it covered for about 7-10 minutes, until the cauliflower tender. Turn off the heat, but do not drain the cauliflower.

Finally, transfer all of the cauliflower into a blender, add about 1 cup of the vegetable broth, 1/2 cup of milk, the sautéed garlic, some salt, pepper, and cumin, and blend it all up! Let it puree for a few minutes, adding more vegetable broth or milk until you get a nice creamy consistency. I also added a bit of left over grated pamersan cheese that I had on hand, but this isn't necessary. I just thought it gave it a nice flavor. If you can't fit all the cauliflower in the blender at once, do it in a few batches.

And... serve hot over a beautiful plate of pasta! :) Add any other veggies or spices as you see fit. I added some roasted red peppers to mine, but I could see this going really well with some sautéed spinach as well. I also of course had to add some extra parmesan cheese and finally a drizzle of olive oil.




This was so delicious and the best part was you could just keep adding more and more sauce to your pasta without any of the typical high calorie alfredo guilt. Definitely a fun alternative :) Hope you all enjoy, let me know how it turns out!

As an additional note, I thought this tasted so good that I ate a whole bowl of it straight later on. Kind of like a creamy soup. Yeah... no shame haha ;)




This version of the recipe was adapted from the recipe found here: http://pinchofyum.com/creamy-cauliflower-sauce