7 Paleo Thanksgiving Recipes (4 of 7) – Paleo Parsnip Mash
People love mashed potatoes. This side dish is great to accompany steak with veggies, chicken, turkey, and even fish! It is also a Thanksgiving must; no dinner table on this holiday can be without a large mashed potatoes bowl and a big plate of gravy right by its side.
Even though people love its taste, they don’t always like how it makes them feel afterwards: bloated, extra full and like you’re carrying 3 extra pounds around with you no matter what you do.
I have an easy solution for you…just don’t use potatoes for your mashed potatoes. Instead, use a vegetable! I would recommend using cauliflower or parsnips, both respond really well to spices and when mashed, look exactly like a mashed potato would. Just think of how much more nutritious this is for you and how many carbs you’ll be saving yourself, by choosing to serve a vegetable mash instead of a potato mash!
I chose parsnip this time and I am glad I did. It was fluffy and delicious. I added some Paleo Gravy on top (recipe will be out tomorrow, so be sure to visit AmazingPaleo again!) and it was a marvelous culinary experience.
Tools You’ll Need:
- Skillet with lid
- Food Processor
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
Ingredients:
- 4 medium parsnips (peeled and sliced)
- ½ white onion
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup water
- Sea salt (to taste)
- Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Steps:
- Place skillet under medium heat and add olive oil. Once olive oil is hot, add onions. Cook until onions have fried a bit.
- Add parsnips and water to the skillet and close with lid. Cook until parsnips have softened.
- Pour onion/parsnip mix, sea salt and pepper into a food processor. Process until the parsnips have mashed.
- Serve immediately.
* Serves 10
* Nutritional Information (per serving): 97 calories; 4.2g fat; 14.5g carbohydrates; 1g protein.
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Tags: black pepper, mash, olive oil, parsnip, sea salt, thanksgiving, water, white onions
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Comments (3)
Dana
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These look awesome! I am new to paleo, just learning more about it and have cut out wheat/sugar/carbs (except veggies, of course) and in less than a week I am feeling SO much better. I’m going from being a vegetarian for 12+ years so it’s a huuuuuge change to go Paleo for sure.
Your site has lots of great info and recipes, I can’t wait to try this as I love Parsnips. I have made cauliflower mash a couple times and it wasn’t great, but not too bad either. But I think parsnips would give it more flavour. Do you think mixing cauliflower and parsnips would taste good? Hope your thanksgiving was great, I’m from Canada so ours was over a month ago ha ha! But I am still looking forward to trying these thanksgiving recipes as I will likely use them for the xmas season.
Thanks for your wonderful blog, I’m learning so much. Looking forward to reading more!
Cheers,
Dana
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Mariel Lewis
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Hey Dana! I am so glad you’re following the Paleo lifestyle now
. It’s the best. It took me around 1 month to get adjusted to the Paleo diet when I first started, but after that 1st month, everything worked so much better…my digestion, energy, etc. I cant wait to hear about your Paleo journey, so please keep me posted. Also, welcome to Amazing paleo! I hope I can keep providing fun recipes for you to make 
. I think that cauliflower & parsnip mash would be a good combination..try it out and let me know how it goes. Don’t forget to add tons of garlic and yummy spices to make it that much better!
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Tobias Young
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This is day number 2 for me on Paleo. Im only 23 and need to find a solution to loose weight and be healthy but not sacrifice having great meals. I’m hoping this is the solution ive been looking for!
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