Un-Potato Salad (Low Carb)

Submitted by TheDancingCook

"For all you low carb dieters out there, don't feel like a carb outcast at your next picnic! The cauliflower stands in for potatoes on this dish. Some cooked, chopped bacon would be a nice addition."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower, washed and cut into small chunks
• 473.18 ml celery, diced
• 236.59 ml red onion, diced
• 473.18 ml mayonnaise
• 59.14 ml cider vinegar
• 9.85 ml salt
• 9.85 ml Splenda sugar substitute (or other sugar substitute)
• 2.46 ml black pepper
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

directions

1. In a microwave safe casserole dish, add a Tbsp of water along with the chunked cauliflower.
2. Cover and cook on High for 7 minutes until tender but not mushy; remove.
3. Leave dish covered and let dish sit for another 3-5 minutes.
4. Or, you can steam the cauliflower, until tender.
5. Drain.
6. In a large serving bowl, combine cauliflower with celery and onion.
7. In a separate bowl, combine mayo, vinegar, salt, Splenda and pepper; pour this mixture over the cauliflower; mix well.
8. Lightly stir in chopped egg.
9. Chill and serve.

Reviews

[greenalgee]

This serves as a great base recipe for "unpotato" salad. I tend to like it better than actual potato salad, frankly. For myself, I made some modifications for my preferences. I like my vegetables finely chopped in potato salad, so I used 1-1/2 cups chopped celery, and just under one cup of chopped white onion. I was short on mayonnaise, using 1-1/2 cups mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sour cream instead. That worked out very well. I don't like Splenda, so I used a pinch of granulated sugar. Lastly, I added fresh parsley and dill to my taste - that took it to the next level for me. The fresh herbs really wake up all the flavors in this potato salad, and make all the difference. Overall, a great recipe! There is lots of opportunity for creativity, and I look forward to experimenting with the recipe again and again.

 

[Johnsdeere]

I really enjoyed this recipe, I have to admit however; I modified it quite a bit due to our personal preferences. Instead of adding splenda and vinegar, I added 1 1/2 Tbsp of mustard and about 1/8th of a cup to 1/4 cup of pickle juice to the mayonaise mixture. I also added pickles to the salad as well. I found that 8 minutes steamed the cauliflower just right, not mushy, still slightly crunchy. I will definately be making this dish again. I've missed potato salad, glad to finally find a recipe that is comparable. thanks for sharing!

 

[breezermom]

I halved this recipe, and really enjoyed this. I didn't cook the cauliflower, because I like mine crisp. This is the second version of cauliflower "potato" salad I've made! I really enjoy it. I might reduce the vinegar a bit, because my sauce turned out a little runny. I also added some bacon pieces to it....made it extra delicious! Thanks for sharing!

 

[ElaineAnn]

I reduced this to 3 servings, followed all directions, adding 1/4 c of diced green pepper. This was a great treat and I didn't even miss the potatoes! I will be making this a lot now that the weather is getting warmer. Thanks for sharing DancingCook. Made for Healthy Choices Tag Game.

 

[MyMagicMoo]

This is a beautiful thing, i wish i could kiss the person that came up with this... This is so tasty and i can finally not feel left out at a bbq!!