Here is the best low carb salad for summer bbqs! This delicious Cauliflower “Potato” Salad is low carb, gluten-free, keto and very easy to make! One you try this delicious low carb salad, you will never make the real potato salad again!
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These are also great news for those who love going to summer parties and BBQs, but don’t want to eat all the potato salads that are served there, because they are not low carb diet friendly. With this low carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad, you can still enjoy a delicious low carb side dish during a BBQ. And, since we are using a dressing very similar to the regular Potato Salad Dressing, this Cauliflower Salad will taste pretty similar to a potato salad!
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A Perfect Keto Salad For A Summer BBQ!
So, if you are going to a summer party, or throwing a summer party of your own, and are looking for low carb salads to make or bring, this one is perfect! This low carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad has all of the flavors you like from the regular BBQ Potato Salads, including crunchy celery, delicious eggs, and a creamy dressing. And, it has many fewer carbs than the regular potato salad! Perfect!
This salad also has tons of flavor in it! Because we roast cauliflower, before adding it in, this salad has a lot of roasted flavor, which goes great with other bbq items. And, we use the Rotisserie Chicken Rub on the cauliflower, to add yet another delicious dimension to the salad.
And, I am also using my secret potato salad dressing for this salad. I will let you in on this secret, the secret ingredient in this salad dressing is grated onions. When you add grated onions to the dressing, you will not know they are there, but the whole Low Carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad will taste delicious!
Tools You Need To Make The Best Low Carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad
Mixing Bowl, use this mixing bowl for mixing cauliflower with olive oil and spices
Baking Sheets, these baking sheets are great for roasting cauliflower.
Knife, if there is one thing you need in your kitchen, this is it. A good knife is very important for making delicious, low carb food.
Cutting Board, another must have for your kitchen, for making deliciuos low carb food.
Box Grater, for grating onions, the secret ingredient in the Low Carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad.
How To Make Low Carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad
Here is how to make this amazing Keto Cauliflower “Potato” Salad:
1. Add tons of flavor to the cauliflower by first roasting it with Olive oil and this delicious spice mix instead of boiling it. This is one of the secrets of this amazingly delicious salad.
2. Make my secret dressing with mayo, onions, Apple cider vinegar and spices.
3. Combine all the ingredients with the dressing, and enjoy with Low Carb Ground Lamb Kebabs Recipe and Grilled Eggplant Salad With Herbs.
What To Serve With Keto Cauliflower Salad
If you are on a Keto or low carb diet, you will want to serve other dishes that adhere to this diet. We recommend our fabulous Extra Crispy Instant Pot and Air Fryer Lid Chicken Wings and Porterhouse Steak, as well as The Best Low Carb Cucumber Tomato Salad.
If you are not on a diet, then serve with Instant Pot Chinese Spare Ribs, Roasted Purple Asparagus, and Strawberry Salad With Cherries and Blueberries.
Tips For Making Cauliflower “Potato” Salad
There are tons of other spice mixes that you can use when roasting cauliflower for this salad. Use Taco Seasoning or Italian Seasoning to put different spins on this salad.
Roasted cauliflower is amazing on its own. So if you make it, and don’t feel like continue with the salad, just serve it as the side dish. No one will ever know, and we won’t tell 😉
You can use other veggies, and still keep it keto. For example you can make Roasted Turnips instead of cauliflower, and then proceed by making the salad.
Add pickles for another delicious twist on this salad!
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The Best Low Carb Cauliflower "Potato" Salad
Equipment
- Box Grater
- Salad Bowl
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Cauliflower about one head
- 4 tbsp Olive Oil
- Rotisserie Chicken Rub about 1/3 of the portion
- 3 Eggs hard boiled
- 4 oz Celery about 2 stalks
- ½ tsp Dill
- ¼ Onion
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ tsp Pap
Instructions
- Make the Rotisserie Chicken Rub, and measure about a third of that portion.Remove all the green stalks from the cauliflower. Wash the califlower and disassemble into small florets. In a mixing bowl, combine the cauliflower, Rotisserie Chicken Rub, and olive oil, and mix well.
- Preheat the oven to 375F. Arrange the cauliflower florets on a baking sheet, and roast for 15 minutes. Turn the cauliflower, and roast for another 10 minutes. Take the cauflower out of the oven and cool it.
- Use a box grater to grate the onion. Wash and chop dill on a cutting board. Wash and chop the celery. Peel and chop the eggs.
- Make the Low Carb Cauliflower "Potato" Salad dressing. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar and about a tablespoon of the grated onions. Mix everything together.In a salad bowl combine the cauliflower, celery, eggs, dill. Add the salad dressing and mix. Sprinkle with paprika. Serve with Best Greek Grilled Chicken and Cucumber Tomato Salad with Crunchy Cauliflower.
Omg yes please!! I have this cauliflower in my fridge that I don’t know what to do with. This is my solution!!
Love the way you have explained everything. Very detailed and clear. Thanks for the recipe.
This was absolutely amazing!!
Looks delicious! Love the idea of using cauliflower instead of potatoes!
This is a great recipe. Lots of flavor in it.
Wow, I never thought of replacing the potato with cauliflower. This is such a great idea!! Bookmarked for later, thank you so much for the recipe 🙂
What a fantastic idea! I love potato salad but have always limited myself because of the carbs – perhaps cauliflower truly is the answer! Very inspired!
Healthy and delicious options are always a welcome and this is one for sure. Looks creamy and perfect party platter too.
I love the idea of a cauliflower potato salad! It looks so delicious! I’ll be pairing this picnic salad with BBQ chicken and grilled asparagus. Thinking ahead: this recipe is also perfect for Easter dinner and the 4th of July.
So delicious and packed with some much flavor! Definitely mine and hubby’s favorite!
I love a good potato salad, this looks so good!!
Great combination for a side salad. Looks fabulous!
This is going to be perfect on my Easter menu!! Thanks for sharing!
Love this twist on a potato salad! Perfect for summer!
Cauliflower and Potatoes are two of my favorite vegetables. By looking at the picture, I am starving. Definitely going to make this at dinner time.
Finally, I have found a salad for my perfect lunch! I made it today and enjoyed it. It is yummy and delicious!
This is our favorite salad and so delicious every time! We love trying new low carb meals! Can’t wait to make this again soon!
So tasty and easy to make! I can’t believe it’s low carb!YUM
You just can’t beat a potato salad during summertime and this sounds incredible. It’s great that it is low carb too!
Such a genius idea to swap spuds for cauliflower to enjoy all the flavour without all the carbs!
Oh yum! I love how you made this salad with cauliflower. It looks so refreshing, especially with that fresh dill.
I have been looking for some tasty low carb options for our picnics and bbqs this summer and this sounds absolutely incredible!
I love discovering new ways to cook with cauliflower, and this looks delicious.
Such a smart swap of cauliflower for potatoes! Will use this when I need something lighter
This is such a great idea to use cauliflower instead of potato! Classic taste and healthier dish for summer.
This was easy to make to go with Instant Pot Whole Chicken from this site. Will definitely make it again in the summer.