Keto Cauliflower “Mock Potato” Salad. This Mock Potato Salad is Low Carb, Keto, gluten free, paleo and made with cauliflower and a tasty dressing that is as close to traditional potato salad as you can get! Cauliflower Salad While cauliflower might not be your first choice when you think of a real potato salad, in the low carb world, cauliflower is the veggie most likely to replace. Add cut cauliflower, then sprinkle with salt.
What makes this recipe better than all the other cauliflower salad recipes is the crispy roasted cauliflower.
This Loaded Cauliflower Mock Potato Salad is perfect for low-carb, Keto, or low-glycemic diets and it's a perfect way to use leftover hard-boiled eggs.
It's definitely a once-in-a-while treat for the original South Beach Diet if you're following the restrictions on saturated fat.
You can cook Keto Cauliflower “Mock Potato” Salad using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Keto Cauliflower “Mock Potato” Salad
- Prepare 4 cups of mashed cauliflower.
- You need 1/2 cup of chopped onion.
- It's 2 stalks of diced celery.
- It's 3 of large boiled eggs diced.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of diced dill pickles.
- It's 1/2 cup of sliced green olives.
- You need 2/3 cup of real mayonnaise.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar.
- It's 1/3 cup of yellow mustard.
- It's of Salt.
- It's of Pepper.
- It's 1 tsp of garlic powder.
In the end, I steamed the cauliflower until fork tender and then spread it on a cookie sheet to cool a bit as I worked on the rest of the keto recipe. I diced the rest of the veggies and mixed up my traditional potato salad dressing recipe; making sure to substitute a keto-friendly mayonnaise. A really good "potato" salad is a must-have summertime dish! This creamy and zesty low-carb cauliflower no-potato salad will be your new go-to for sunny weather potlucks.
Keto Cauliflower “Mock Potato” Salad instructions
- Steam or boil 1 to 1 1/2 heads of fresh cauliflower. Cool down. Rice it with food processor. Place in microwaveable dish and cook on high in microwave 8-10 minutes until soft. Cool.
- In a large mixing bowl add diced eggs, onions, celery, pickles, and olives. Stir to mix thoroughly..
- Add cauliflower to vegetables and egg mixture. Add mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, and all spices to the bowl. Stir until mixed thoroughly. Chill at least 2 hours prior to serving. Enjoy..
My non-keto family members really enjoyed it as well. We all agree that it's super delicious and couldn't care less about the missing potatoes. This cauliflower potato salad is a great low carb alternative to a classic potato salad. The texture of the cauliflower is just a bit different from potatoes, but the flavor is spot on! A perfect cauliflower salad recipe, just in time for summer.