This salad is a nice replacement for those not eating complex carbohydrates, like potatoes.
Yes, it's fake potato salad. Cauliflower is the stand-in for potato here and it does a respectable job of it. The key is to play up the other ingredients and flavor to your liking.
It goes great as a side, or you can turn it into a full blown salad by adding grilled protein, more veggies, or serve with several other good side dishes.
"Potato" Salad
You can substitute a number of things in this recipe, such as adding capers to it, adding yogurt, and other seasonings, and more. You can replace the dill with parsley or other mild green herb, or chives.I like to add a bit more salt, and you can also add pepper. I don't add black pepper to my recipes in general because I'm allergic to it. Totally up to you though. Sometimes I use the ranch dressing from my first cookbook.
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower head 1.5 lbs, or about 600 g, chopped into bite-size pieces
- 2 stalks celery finely diced
- ¼ cup 40 g red onion, finely diced
- 4 large eggs hard boiled, shelled, and diced
- ¼ cup 58 g mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried
Instructions
- Steam the cauliflower for about 12 minutes, or until you can insert a fork in it.
- Cool the cauliflower and then place it in a large bowl.
- Add the celery, onion, and egg to the bowl and mix to blend.
- Stir in the mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and dill, and mix again.
- Serve at room temperature or cool. Store covered in the refrigerator for a few days.
Tamatha Redmond says
I wonder if rutabaga would work. I love it as a potato substitute.
Erica says
Yes, Tamatha, I think it will work!
Jennifer says
Yum!!! I don't think yucca is legal. I wish! I love yucca fries. https://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/legal/listing/P/
Erica says
Correct, yucca will not work for SCD.
Barbara Evans says
You could also use yucca (find it in the frozen food section). Almost like potatoes!
Erica says
Yes! Parsnip might work well also.
J. Sue Gagliardi says
This potato salad sounds yummy. I use dill relish rather than the other, though. Thanks!
Erica says
great idea. I add relish to egg salad, so why not here?