Ima keep this short and sweet for you today because;

1 – My server keeps crashing and I have no idea how much time I have before it goes down again and ;

2 – You need this roasted garlic, pumpkin and sweet potato mash in your life like, yesterday!

For those who follow along on Facebook or Instagram you already know how obsessed I am with this delicious little side dish.

It’s one that we eat a lot in our house, I’m talking at least once a week, and have done for quite some time now.

It goes perfectly with just about any protein that your pretty little heart desires although to be honest, I could eat a big ol’ bowlful all on it’s own.

Just give me some carrot sticks and maybe some crisp and crunchy snap peas for dipping and I’d be one very happy lady!

The natural sweetness of that nutrient rich, incredibly vibrant, pumpkin and sweet potato combined with the subtly smokiness of our deliciously caramelized, magical, mellowed out, oven roasted garlic , a gentle hint of nuttiness thanks to a cheeky drizzle of coconut oil along with a generous pinch of salt and some freshly ground black pepper is an absolute taste sensation!

Now, if you’re not yet familiar with the wonder that is oven roasted garlic then you might want to check out this little tutorial and then brace yourself . . . life as you know it is about to change forever.

I absolutely adore roasting garlic, it’s something I make sure I have on hand at all times. It’s such an easy way to add a tonne of flavor to just about anything.

I don’t really know what it is or how or why it happens but something truly magical occurs when you roast garlic.

When you roast garlic it looses that strong, punchy, pungent flavor. It kind of mellows out and gets beautifully caramelized developing a slightly smoky, almost sweet, outrageously delicious depth of flavor that will absolutely rock your world!

Apparently it also eliminates that slightly problematic, pesky, lingering garlic breath too!

Not that I would let something like that stop me, seriously this roasted garlic, pumpkin and sweet potato mash would be worth any kind of isolation that may result should people be offended by such things as garlic breath.

Who needs people when you have a big ol’ bowl of this deliciousness to keep you company?! 😉

Kidding . . . kinda . . .

Seriously though, this roasted garlic, pumpkin and sweet potato mash although it sounds a little bit fancy, it really is deliciously simple and I know you are going to just love, love, love it!

Not only is it incredibly delicious and super quick and easy to prepare, made with a handful of ingredients that I bet you have on hand already but, it also happens to be loaded with goodness.

It’s packed with all important and essential vitamins, minerals, it’s high in fiber and beta carotene (which is great for the health of your skin, nails and eyes) as well as being rich in antioxidants.

It also happens to be naturally vegan, gluten free and paleo friendly.

But most importantly, it really is insanely delicious and you need it in your life, asap!

Life’s too short to eat boring side dishes and tasteless veg and let me tell you, this roasted garlic, pumpkin and sweet potato mash is an absolute game changer.

Serve it with your fave protein or eat it simply by the bowlful, with an extra sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper because, yum!

All natural, quick and easy, deliciously simple, subtly sweet, roasted garlic, pumpkin and sweet potato mash . . .

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

Roasted Garlic, Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Mash {Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly}
Makes approx 2 cups of deliciously simple, garlic infused, smoky, pumpkin and sweet potato  mash.

Ingredients –

1 cup of cooked sweet potato, firmly packed

1 cup of cooked pumpkin, firmly packed

1 head of roasted garlic

1 Tablespoon of coconut oil, melted and cooled

A generous pinch of salt and pepper – to taste

Method –

You have 2 options . . . to make your deliciously simple mash . . .

1 – You can throw everything into a bowl and mash it by hand or

2 – You can throw everything into your food processor or blender and let it do the work for you.

I generally take option #2 so my mash is silky smooth but either way will work.

However you want to do it simply –

1 – Place pumpkin and sweet potato into your food processor/blender or a medium size bowl.

2 – Squeeze the deliciously caramelized flesh from each clove of that magical bulb (or is it head?!) of oven roasted garlic into your pumpkin and sweet potato mix.

3 – Add coconut oil, salt and pepper and then process or mash until silky smooth and well combined.

Enjoy xo

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Question of the day –

What’s your fave veggie-ful side dish? Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your deliciously simple, seriously flavorful, roasted garlic, pumpkin and sweet potato mash (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to 🙂

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