There is always a person on the grill who swears by “real” potato salad. Large pieces of potatoes, creamy dressing, a little crunch and a bite tang. And if you try to stick to low -carbohydrates, this dish is sitting there and staring at it from the other side of the table, as if it were known to think about fraud.

So we repair it. No abbreviations. No strange diet mood. Just a fixed side dish that tastes like summer and fits everything from grilled chicken to a spoon directly out of the fridge.

This is cauliflower that pretends to be a potato and to do a damn good job.

What you need for keto cauliflower potato salad

For the salad:

• 1 large head of the cauliflower (or a bag in front of a cut blossom, no shame)

• 3 cooked eggs

• ½ cup of chopped celery

• ⅓ cup of chopped red onion

• ¼ cup of chopped cucumber (dill, sweet if you don’t watch sugar like a falcon)

• ½ teaspoon of salt (taste as you go)

• ½ teaspoon of black pepper

• Paprika (for spraying above, optional, but it looks good)

For the dressing:

• ½ cup of real mayonnaise (Herzog or Hellmann if you ask)

• 1 tablespoon of yellow mustard (dijon if you feel chic)

• 1 tablespoon of cucumber juice or apple cider vinegar

• ½ teaspoon of garlic powder

• ½ teaspoon of onion powder

You probably already have the most things in your kitchen. And if not, there is nothing difficult to grab here.

Step by step (as we would do it together)

1. Prepare the cauliflower

Take this cauliflower, chop it into bite-sized pieces and dampen it until it is only fork. You don’t want to. Think of “firm but cooked.” About 8 to 10 minutes should do it. Let it cool down. And when I say cool, I mean it, let it sit until it doesn’t even think about it anymore. Otherwise, your dressing turns into soup. Nobody wants a cauliflower soup on a cookout.

2. Cook your eggs

While the cauliflower cools down, they cook their eggs. Place them in a saucepan, cover it with cold water and make it gentle cooking. As soon as it cooks, set a timer for 10 minutes. When the timer rings, pour out the hot water and let it sit in an ice pool (or run cold water over it). Makes peeling a lot easier.

3 .. chop, chop, chop

Grab your celery, onion and cucumbers. Chop them small. Not microscopic, but enough that nobody gets a full bite onion. You build texture here – crunch and tang and bite in every spoon.

4. Do the dressing

Stir your Mayo, mustard, cucumber juice (or vinegar), garlic powder and onion powder together in a bowl. Give him a taste. Add a little salt or more mustard if you need a step.

This is the personality of her salad – creamy, lively, with a little setting. Don’t hold back.

5. Mix everything together

In a large bowl (you want space), throw in your cauliflower, chopped vegetables and dressing. Peel and chop your cooked eggs and fold them carefully. Do not praise the eggs. You want you to keep your own. If you have time, let the salad cool in the fridge at least an hour before serving. Overnight is even better.

6. End grinding

Sprinkle some peppers before serving. It’s old school, but it works. Does it look like grandma had done it – and that’s the goal here, isn’t it?

Why this Koto potato salad keto flower cauliflower works

The cauliflower looks like potato without bringing all carbohydrates. It is mild, soft and absorbs the taste of this dressing like a sponge. The eggs bring protein and wealth. The celery and the cucumbers give crunch and bite and prevent it from being too heavy. And the whole thing comes together in a way that is difficult to say that it is carbohydrate at all.

This is not one of them “You will not believe that it is not potatoes!” Situations. If you are used to real potatoes, you will know the difference. But you don’t care. It hits the same buttons. Creamy. Sharp. Satisfactory. And it actually makes you feel good after you eat it.

Do it

This is the basis. But don’t let yourself be stopped:

• Add chopped bacon if you want some smoke.

• A handful of chopped cheddar does not harm either.

• Exchange red onions for green when you come after a softer bite.

• Throw a splash of hot sauce when your table is spicy.

And if they have one of these aunts who bring in a “secret family recipe” to each function, they could possibly steal their spotlight.

I have to tell you this story

I once did that for a family picnic. Nobody said it was cauliflower. Simply exhibit it with the rest of the food. A cousin went back to third. Someone else asked if I used Yukon Golds. I just smiled and nodded. Because nobody needs to know that it is keto unless they ask. Good food doesn’t have to scream his label. It just has to taste properly.

You don’t need unusual tools. You don’t need an Instagram-worthy kitchen. Just a cutting board, a pot and a bowl. And maybe someone who tests while stirring.

Diploma

This salad lasts about 3 to 4 days in the fridge. If at all, it tastes better the next day. Just stir it quickly before serving again.

If you bring it to a party, bring copies of the recipe with you. People will ask. And they will be shocked when they say cauliflower.

You will smile. Because you pulled it off.

And that is the type of carbohydrate magic that does not need a headlight, just a spoon.

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