Tag: cauliflower

Fauxtato Salad (Low-Carb, Keto, Gluten Free)

I have been cooking for a lot of years now. So many that I do not even want to calculate them! It never fails, though, sometimes I just have an off day or few days as it turned out recently.

Savannah was home for a long weekend. I always strive for the meals I serve to be extra special if the kids are here. With big plans and expensive ingredients, such as beef tenderloin, I set out to try new recipes. A total disaster is putting it lightly. Nothing about the meal was good.

A dead giveaway was when the family was so nice about it. Even when I have prepared my best meals, they are not nice. Oh, I’m not trying to speak badly of them, but they have been a bit spoiled over the years.  Not just at home, but at their grandmothers homes too.  Typically, they are not full of compliments.  

The entire weekend was a reminder that I need to stick to my basic go-to dishes when I want the meal to be special. Recipes that I have fixed a thousand times before, and probably feel more like home to my kids, anyway.

For this keto, low-carb Fauxtato Salad, I used my Aunt Euly’s family-famous potato salad and made a few changes. First of all, I replaced the potatoes with cauliflower. The cauliflower does not absorb the mayo like potatoes, so I reduced the amount of mayonnaise. I used sugar-free bread and butter pickles that I chopped. Because onions are high in carbs, I chopped them small and only used 2 tablespoons.

This is a delicious substitution to have during these summer cook-out months. I would suggest that you eat it within 24 hours. It’s still good after that, but you will definitely start to smell the cauliflower.

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Fauxtato Salad (Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten Free)

Course Keto, Side Dish
Servings 12 servings
Author Amye Melton

Ingredients

  • 1 large head cauliflower cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions
  • 3 tablespoons chopped sugar-free bread and butter pickles
  • 4 eggs boiled and chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon Season-All
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Steam cauliflower until tender. This can be done on the stove, in microwave, or in an Instant Pot. Drain well and pat dry.
  • In a large bowl combine mayonnaise, mustard, onion, pickles, chopped egg and cauliflower. Lightly mix to combine. Season with Season-All, salt and pepper.
  • Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Serve within 24 hours.

Notes

Nutrition:
1 g. Net Carbs; 12 g. Fat; 3 g. Protein; 129 Calories

Garlic Mashed Cauliflower

garlic mashed cauliflower

 

With Greg on his low-carb diet again I am scrambling to find recipes that the whole family will enjoy. He doesn’t care for cauliflower, and neither do the kids, but I decided I would try this recipe regardless. Had I known how well liked this dish was going to be I would have doubled the recipe.

I found the recipe at foodnetwork.com but decided to do roasted garlic instead of minced garlic, and I used Knorr Chicken Homestyle Concentrated Stock rather than chicken bouillon. The garlic mashed cauliflower was incredible. In fact, it was so good that we scraped the bowl clean!

If you need directions for roasting garlic you can find a recipe here.

 

Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
 
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Serves: 6
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Ingredients
  • 1 medium head cauliflower
  • 1 tbsp. cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • ¼ c. grated Parmesan
  • 1 head garlic, roasted (see recipe)
  • ½ to 1 container Knorr Chicken flavored Homestyle Concentrated Stock, to taste
  • pinch freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Set a stockpot of water to boil over high heat.
  2. Clean and cut cauliflower into small pieces. Cook in boiling water until well done. Drain well; do not let cool and pat the cauliflower very dry between several layers of paper towels.
  3. In a bowl with an immersion blender, or in a food processor, puree the hot cauliflower with the cream cheese, butter, Parmesan, garlic, chicken stock concentrate, and pepper, until almost smooth.
  4. Serve hot.
  5. Nutritional Information:
  6. g Net Carbs; 9g Fat; 4g Protein; 111 Calories