Garlic Herb Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Ah! The quintessential American holiday food: garlic herb mashed potatoes. Try this version - it takes minutes to make and it's relatively low fat.
You can serve garlic herb mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter - or any time. The recipe here can be made as a vegan dish or as a vegetarian dish.
Prep time: 15 min; Total time: 15 min
Ingredients
- 3 potatoes (I prefer Yukon Gold)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 green onions, chopped (green and white parts)
- 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 c. water
- 1/2 c. organic skim milk or soy milk
First, prick each of your potatoes several times with a fork. Then wrap them in a clean dish towel and microwave them for 5-9 minutes until you can easily stick a fork into them.
While the potatoes are microwaving, chop the green onion. Heat onion and oil in a cast iron, enamel, or stainless steel pan over medium heat. Next, mince the garlic and add it to the pan with the onions. Stir occasionally until the onions are wilted and the garlic is cooked but not burnt.
Once the potatoes come out of the microwave, place them in a bowl or a saucepan and mash them with a potato masher. Add water and milk or soymilk and mash it in with the potatoes until well mixed.
Last, combine garlic and onions with about a cup of the potatoes in a blender or a food processor. Grind it until the onions are minced into small pieces but not entirely grown up (it should look like potatoes with herbs mixed in, not green potatoes).
Mix the potatoes from the blender back into the rest of the potatoes so the garlic and onions are well distributed. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serves: 4 (with generous portions)
Per serving*: 204 cal; 7.6g fat; 3.75g fiber; 31.2g carbs; 4.6g protein; 7.5% RDA calcium; 10.8% RDA iron
*Assumes using fortified soy milk instead of skim milk
Tips
Try using other herbs. I recommend chives but scallions and shallots would also
taste nice. Other options are rosemary and oregano.
Make a vegetarian gravy with herbs like rosemary and sage to serve with your garlic herb mashed potatoes.
Be sure to choose organic soy milk. Most soybeans in America are genetically modified. Organic soybeans are not genetically modified.
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