Cauliflower is one of our favorite low carb vegetables to eat all year long. However, Cauliflower Salad particularly comes in handy when days are hot and grilling takes place outdoors. This recipe is the perfect pairing to your burgers and hot dogs, and acts as an even better replacement to the high carb, starchy side dish, potato salad! The recipe I've provided is honestly perfect to a tee, but feel free to up the crunch with some more bacon and protein with extra eggs!
Summer Time Cauliflower Recipe
It's officially summer time, and even if it's not when your reading this, we're all in need of an easy, delicious side dish! This cauliflower recipe is the ultimate hot day, BBQ side dish - it's cold, flavorful and low carb! Most recipes we've made using cauliflower require baking, or pan frying so it's a nice change when you can store this in the fridge and not have to reheat prior to eating.
Better Than Potato Cauliflower Salad!
Coat any food in mayonnaise and it will instantly be my favorite food. This principle doesn't fall short of salads - egg, potato, macaroni, chicken - I am weak for all of them! It only seems natural that I feel slighted when I can't eat potato salad during the summer time, so I made the perfect replacement. This cauliflower "potato" salad has all the flavor and crunch minus the carbs, and you won't even miss them. I even made this recipe as easy as possible for you and used the microwave to create the perfect fork tender cauliflower for the potato replacement! This cauliflower salad is so good that the first time I made it I made eight servings magically turn into two hehe.
Cauliflower Salad
Now that you have the perfect side dish recipe for summer time what are you going to pair it with? Don't worry, we've got a couple ideas in mind! You can pair it with some Crispy Chicken Wings or a Loaded Jalapeño Burger! So next time you have a pot luck, BBQ or family dinner make this cauliflower salad recipe - you can thank us later!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal - Search "KetoConnect - Cauliflower Salad"
Cauliflower Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 medium cauliflower head, chopped
- 3 large hard boiled eggs
- 4 strips cooked bacon
- 2 stalks celery
- 1/4 medium Red Onion
- 3 tbsp chives
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions:
- Break the head of cauliflower up into chunks and cut into desired sized pieces.
- Add all the cauliflower to a microwave safe bowl and cover bowl with damp paper towels. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Re-dampen the paper towels and microwave for another 3 minutes or until cauliflower is fork tender.
- Dice the bacon, hard boiled eggs, celery, red onion and chives and add it to the bowl of cauliflower.
- In a separate bowl combine the mayo, mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt and black pepper and then pour it over the cauliflower mixture.
- Combine the entire mixture thoroughly with a spoon and add any additional salt and pepper as you see necessary.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge up to one week. Serve cold and enjoy!
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
Colleen says
Wow! I don’t usually comment on recipes but this one here may have saved my summer!
Took it to a picnic and got so many compliments on the “potato” salad. I had to keep telling people it was cauliflower. Lol
The flavors and texture are perfection and even better than many potato salads I have had. This is one of the few recipes I have made that rival the real thing! My (non keto) husband said I “killed it” with this one.
And the leftovers… mmmmmm even better days later!
Thank you for creating/sharing!
Pauline says
Made this for lunch, but left cauliflower raw & loved it. Thanks x
Serenity Simpson says
I can’t wait to make this! Thanks for all these great recipes!
Tami says
Thank you for this recipe Megha! I will never eat regular potatoe salad again! This is amazing! Serving it to my non-keto parents tonight and cant wait!
Denise says
Unfortunately I didn’t have any bacon, but I had to try this recipe. I’m SO GLAD I did!! I sampled it as soon as I mixed it together, (it was still warm).
MMMMMM, reminded me of fresh potato salad. The Hubby loves it too. Thank you for a delicious addition to our Keto recipes!
receptfritt potensmedel apoteket says
Thankfulness to my father who told me regarding this blog, this blog is really remarkable.
Megha Barot says
Thanks to your father from us too 🙂
Melody A Reif says
OMG. Sooooo good !!!
Cauliflower salad 🙂
Judean says
I’m still fairly new to keto and having you both create such easy yet amazing dishes gives me strength to continue on this journey! I made this salad and followed it to a tee. It was absolutely amazing. A great side dish. Another amazing keto recipe to add to my keto cooking Journey!
dezi says
I do not think I could have stayed on KETO if mot for Mat and Megha and a few others. I am new too and glad due to all the great support from these keto blogs!
Jenna says
This salad is amazing. I added just a bit of broccoli and processed both to hash brown size pieces. The flavor takes me straight to potato salad. Major keeper! Thank you.
Cathy V. says
Yum! Is my response as I mix everything together and tasting it while warm ? Definitely worth the time to prep it! Thanks guys ? Keep doing what you’re doing! You’re helping so many people out here ?
Nick says
I love this recipe! The only little change I did the second time I made it was take the yolks out of the egg and chop up the whites mix. The I whipped up the yolks into the wet ingredients. Made for a really creamy sauce and no grainy feel with the pieces of yolk floating around. You guys rock!
Matt Gaedke says
Glad you liked it Nick. Your change sounds interesting. We’re going to give that a try next time!
Nahian Adiba says
Can I use chicken instead of bacon?
Matt Gaedke says
Sure!
Phil Curtis says
I’m on my second batch of the Summertime Cauliflower Salad. What a great dish. Even had some for breakfast with my Bulletproof Coffee. Keep up the good work!
Megha Barot says
Thank you!!
Susan Rice says
Have to update you…I made this for a bbq a week ago and left a comment about it being a huge hit…well yesterday I had coffee with the same group of friends and they were still raving about it, including my husband…and these are non-Keto, high carb people! I plan to make this often!
Susan Rice says
I took this to a bbq tonight and it was a HUGE and yummy hit!
Megha Barot says
Yay!! When I made it I basically ate all of it in one day. Glad it was enjoyed!
Julie says
Made this recipe for the first time tonight, and it was amazing I opted out of the eggs though but it tastes delicious without it too.
Megha Barot says
Awesome! Thanks for sharing 🙂 It’s the bacon that really does it for me!
Elizabeth says
Looking for something to eat to break my over night fast… Bingo!! Ya’ll REALLY ROCK !! So glad I found your site.. BRST ONE ON THE INTERNET!!! Thank you for what your doing!!!?
Megha Barot says
Haha wooooh! Glad you enjoyed this for your fast break 🙂 It is one of my fav sides!
Sheri says
Can’t wait to try this for a BBQ I gave tomorrow. Needed something I could bring as a side for me but something I thought others might eat as well. Thank you!!!
Megha Barot says
Yay! BBQ’s are so fun, especially with keto-friendly sides 🙂 Enjoy!
Karen W. says
Perfect for the cook out we’ll be going to this weekend!
Thanks!!
Megha Barot says
Yes!! It will be a hit 🙂
Deb says
Yummy
Serving at barbecue today
Megha Barot says
Yay! Hope you enjoyed it 🙂