Thread: What's for Dinner?

Made fauxtator salad many times and I'm making some today. It's wonderful.

How was it slipping it past the family?

My husband surprisingly went for smashed cauliflower in place of his potatoes, but this one was a little scary for me!

Mab, here is my recipe. When I served it, everyone said it was potato salad, when I asked them what it was.

1 head of cauliflower
1 medium onion, minced
3 stalks celery, diced
6 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1 can (15-16 oz) bamboo shoot tips, drained and sliced
2 roasted red peppers, diced (I used canned).
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Splenda sweetened pickle relish

Cut the flowerettes from the core of the cauliflower. Cut the cauliflower in a rough dice, approximately ? inch. Add about an inch of water to a large pot or dutch oven and bring to a boil. Add the cauliflower, cover and cook for about 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, just until the cauliflower is ?crisp-tender?. Immediately drain and then cover with cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain the cauliflower well.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the cauliflower, celery, onion, eggs, bamboo shoots, and roasted red pepper. Season with black pepper and toss to combine. Add mayonnaise, mustard, and relish to taste. (I used about 1 cup mayo, 3 Tbls mustard, and 4 heaping Tbls of pickle relish.) Toss to combine and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Mab, my family loves it and actually prefers it to real potato salad.

Henry your recipe sounds great, may try it for something different.

Mab, I make my fauxtato salad like Henry, except for the following ingredients:

I don't use bamboo shoots, or roasted red peppers although I think those things would be great.

Instead of sweet relish, I use dill pickle relish or chopped dills if relish isn't available. Everything else is almost exactly the same, including the prep of the cauliflower.

Try it, I'm sure you guys won't be disappointed!