Summer for me is always filled with grilling, parties, picnics, hikes, BBQ’s and other forms of get togethers or outdoor activities. Potato or macaroni salad is something that I love and is always a popular item as a summer side dish. This recipe is something I have been making for years to add a different variation on it. While there are actually no potatoes or macaroni involved this version still has all the great flavors of a traditional macaroni or potato salad but not all those pesky carbs. I have nothing against carbs btw but I just find it is wayyyy too easy for me to overeat them & my body looks and feels better when I limit my intake of the carbs from potatoes and pasta most of the time 😉 So read on for an excellent accompaniment to grilled meat, hot dogs, cheeseburgers, veggie burgers, or grilled fish just to name a few!
Ingredients:
1 large frozen bag (16oz) or 5 cups fresh cauliflower
3 large hard boiled eggs
2 tablespoons mayonnaise (the olive oil one is so yummy!)
1 tablespoon plain fat free Greek yogurt
1/3 cup chopped red onion (or sub in green onion (chives) to make a milder onion flavored version)
salt and pepper (to taste)
1 slice cooked bacon (not pictured & optional but oh sooooo good!!!)
Cover and cook cauliflower in microwave or whatever method you prefer. Do not overlook it please!!!! I cooked mine from frozen and only cooked it for 5 1/2 minutes of the listed 10-12 minute cooking time. You want it to be softened but not mushy. Mine was actually still a little cold when I pulled it out.
Drain cauliflower on paper towels.
Chop up hard boiled eggs.
Chop up drained cauliflower. I like it to be pretty small so the dressing coats it better 😉
Add cauliflower, eggs, onion, mayo, and yogurt into a serving bowl. Stir then add generous amounts of salt and pepper & stir well again. I used pink salt bc I am super fancy like that haha! Use whatever kind of salt you want though but you do not want to skimp. I started with15 grinds of salt and 9 of pepper then tasted and added several more grinds of each if you want a reference point.
As my final ta-da I am topping mine with a slice of chopped & cooked bacon. You can leave this off but it tastes delicious and looks pretty IMO 🙂
Makes 4 servings
Per serving:
137 calories
9.1 grams fat
6.5 carbs
1.5 grams fiber
5.9 grams protein
1 comment
Desi M
June 27, 2015 at 2:59 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Sounds absolutely yummy! Going to try this for our next family picnic.