Magic Cauliflower "Potato" Salad

Okay, so it's not really "magic" salad. It can't cut a woman in half or do a card trick.

However...

It is really, really cool.

Look at the pictures. 

LOOK!

Totally thought it was potato salad, am I right?

Nope. Not a potato in sight. 

That, my friends, is cauliflower.

*BOOM*

Magic.

Cauliflower "Potato" Salad

Ingredients

2 medium heads cauliflower

1/2 cup frozen peas

3 stalks of celery

1/2 medium purple onion

5 slices bacon

5 eggs, hard boiled

Dressing

1/2 cup 0 fat Greek yogurt, plain

1/2 cup light mayo

1/4 tsp dry mustard

dash of garlic powder

salt & pepper

Topping

sprinkle of paprika

Directions

Chop the cauliflower into bite sized pieces.

Boil the cauliflower in water until fork tender, about 10 - 15 minutes. Keep checking, you don't want to over cook it. Throw the frozen peas into the water and let sit for a minute before you drain it.

Drain the cauliflower and peas in a colander and rinse with cold water. Set aside. 

Chop the celery, onion, and bacon into small pieces. 

Chop 4 of the eggs into small pieces.

Place drained cauliflower into a bowl and add the chopped celery, onion, bacon, and eggs.

Prepare dressing - Whisk together Greek yogurt, mayo, mustard, garlic powder, and salt & pepper. 

Stir the dressing into the ingredients until well combined.

Slice the last egg into slices and place on top.

Sprinkle with paprika.

Chill until ready to serve (at least 3 hours - you want the flavors to have a chance to blend and the salad to chill through. Overnight works well too.)

TOTALLY LOOKS LIKE POTATO SALAD....

Look.... can't even tell when it's on a dinner plate with some ribs and corn on the cob.

Guuuuuuuuuuys...

it even tastes like potato salad.

I'm not lying, I promise.

Now, my only disclaimer is that it does have a bit of a different mouth feel - ie: the texture is a bit different. I fooled my parents though. 

Until I told them, they didn't know it wasn't potato salad.

OH..YEAH....some more good news - According to Myfitnesspal the nutritional count for 1/8th of the entire recipe (about 1 cup serving) it is - 154 calories, 11 carbs, 8 fat, and 10 protein.  

Compare that to the same size serving of a "regular" full fat potato salad at 400 calories, 28 carbs, 27 fat, 9 protein. 

*Eeeeeeeeee*

So exciting. 

I know, it's sad that cauliflower salad makes me so giddy. Except that it's sooooo cool. Totally messes with your mind.

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