Potato Salad... for carbo cultists
Jul. 4th, 2005 06:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerPretty good Fourth of July. Beautiful weather, sourdough waffles with fresh strawberries for breakfast; for dinner, barbecued lamb, corn, and Mock potato salad.
(Get it? "Mock" potato salad? ...Never mind.)
1 large head cauliflower, cleaned and diced (about 4 cups)
6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 ribs celery, diced
several green onions, ditto
2 cloves garlic, crushed
mayonnaise
Dijon mustard
salt & pepper
paprika & dill
Heat a large pot of water to boiling. Cook cauliflower for about five minutes, until tender. Drain & shock in an ice bath to arrest cooking. Drain again & pat dry with paper towels.
Mix everything together and chill for at least one hour to allow flavors to meld.
What worked: The profoundly inoffensive flavor of boiled cauliflower substituted nicely for potatoes. The texture was about right, too. All in all, a success making a potato salad that didn't involve the evil, evil carbs.
What didn't: Um, I was pretty happy with it.
Will I make it again? Yeah, I might. I won't go out of my way to do so, but that's true of potato salad as well.
Now if I can only get the Preamble out of my head. That's the hazard in watching Schoolhouse Rock.
(Get it? "Mock" potato salad? ...Never mind.)
1 large head cauliflower, cleaned and diced (about 4 cups)
6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 ribs celery, diced
several green onions, ditto
2 cloves garlic, crushed
mayonnaise
Dijon mustard
salt & pepper
paprika & dill
Heat a large pot of water to boiling. Cook cauliflower for about five minutes, until tender. Drain & shock in an ice bath to arrest cooking. Drain again & pat dry with paper towels.
Mix everything together and chill for at least one hour to allow flavors to meld.
What worked: The profoundly inoffensive flavor of boiled cauliflower substituted nicely for potatoes. The texture was about right, too. All in all, a success making a potato salad that didn't involve the evil, evil carbs.
What didn't: Um, I was pretty happy with it.
Will I make it again? Yeah, I might. I won't go out of my way to do so, but that's true of potato salad as well.
Now if I can only get the Preamble out of my head. That's the hazard in watching Schoolhouse Rock.
