Old Bay Cauliflower Salad

Old Bay Cauliflower Salad: Submitted by: Vickie | Date Added: 14 Aug 2018 Ingredients:

2 heads cauliflower
2 c mayo
1 T Old Bay seasoning
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1/2 t ground black pepper
course, kosher salt
4 large ribs celery, finely diced
1 c frozen peas, thawed
1/2 c red onion, finely diced

Cooking Instructions:

1. Heat a large pot of water to a boil. While waiting, cut heads of cauliflower into 3-inch pieces. Have a bowl of ice water waiting, as well a baking sheet lined with a lot of paper towels.
2. Blanch cauliflower in batches, 3-4 min per batch. Immediately plunge cooked cauliflower into ice water to stop cooking process. When cooled, transfer to paper-towel lined baking sheet to cool & drain in a single layer.
3. Break cauliflower into smaller pieces with your hands and then give them a rough chop. Let dry completely or your salad will be runny & diluted.
4. Mix mayo, Old Bay, pepper flakes, black pepper and salt in a bowl.
5. Combine cauliflower, celery, peas & onion in a large bowl. Mix in mayo mixture.
6. Taste for seasoning. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before serving.

(Cook's note: I love cauliflower and this is a way to lower carb intake. I always start out using less mayo than is called for in a recipe. You can always add more. I don't recommend light mayo as that will cause a runnier salad. This recipe makes 10-12 servings and I prefer to 1/2 the recipe when cooking for 2!)