Low-Carb UnPotato Salad with Cauliflower Recipe by Dana Carpender
Low-Carb UnPotato Salad Recipe
This is the first Unpotato Salad recipe I ever tried. It’s classic. You are going to be so surprised! This is amazingly like potato salad.
This whole immense batch comes to 30.5 grams of usable carb, and it’s at least 12 servings. Each has 3 grams of carbohydrate, with 1 gram of fiber, for a usable carb count of 2 grams. 3 grams of protein.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 good, big cauliflower, cut into small chunks
- 2 cups diced celery
- 1 cup diced red onion
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons salt or Vege-Sal
- 2 teaspoons Splenda
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Put the cauliflower in microwaveable casserole, add just a tablespoon or so of water, and cover. Nuke it on “high” for seven minutes, and let it sit, covered, for another three to five minutes or so. You want your cauliflower tender, but not mushy. (You may steam your cauliflower instead, if you prefer.)
- Use the time that the cauliflower is cooking to dice your celery and onions!
- Drain the cooked cauliflower, and combine with the celery and onions – you’ll need a big bowl.
- Combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, Splenda, and pepper, pour over the vegetables, and mix well.
- Mix in the chopped eggs last, and only stir lightly; this preserves some small hunks of yolk.
- Chill and serve.
Notes
Historically, I have used commercial mayonnaise in this. Recently I’ve been getting away from commercial mayo because of the cheap soy oil in the stuff, and have made my own, which is super-easy if you have a blender or food processor. However, despite its reputation, commercial mayonnaise is far less likely than homemade to spoil while sitting out on the picnic table. If you’re taking the salad to a potluck or barbecue, or other venue where food will sit out for a while, I’d probably use the commercial stuff.
(Reprinted by permission from 500 Low-Carb Recipes by Dana Carpender, 2002 Fair Winds Press)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/12 recipe
- Sugar: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g (2g Net Carbs)
- Fiber: 1g
