Low carb potatoes anyone?
We low carbers may not be getting the medical community's attention but it looks like we are getting the food industry's attention. :lol:
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I thought we already had it, and it was called "cauliflower."
And it is actually far more nutritious. |
The only problem with cauliflower is that it tastes like cauliflower. Lol. I’m skeptical that lower carb potatoes will actually be low enough carb for me to enjoy on a semi regular basis, but I would be interested in making meals including potatoes more often for my kids.
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I have made cauliflower potato salad and I am happy with it, but tastes do differ.
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I’ve never tried cauliflower potato salad, but I have made other fauxtato recipes with cauliflower and have been ok with them. I do wish I really liked cauliflower instead of merely tolerating it as a not great tasting vehicle for butter, salt, and other flavors that I actually enjoy.
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I add goat cheese to my mashed cauliflower and it is DE Lish!
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I use turnip bulbs to mimic potatoes. Works best in dishes that impart a lot of flavor. Like putting turnip cubes in a chuck roast crock pot on low for 8 hours. Have also added onions, cabbage and carrots to this dish. Instead of water I use red wine, malt vinegar, and spices.
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Another mashed cauliflower lover. Butter, goat or cream cheese and it's better than any potatoes I've eaten. Tastes do vary, however. I'll have to give the cauliflower version of potato salad a try when the warm weather is back.
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Ok so I tried this way this weekend and honest, cross my heart, they have the same texture as mashed potatoes. The secret is to put the cauliflower in a bowl in the microwave with heavy cream and butter, nuke until tender, transfer to blender add bacon bits, chives, sour cream, parm cheese or any combination of these, OMG, really.
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Boiled radishes, also male a delish potato salad...
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I always use a stick blender to mix my mashed cauli - mixes in the cream cheese, butter, and seasonings, and gives it a lovely, smooth texture.
It definitely doesn't taste like potatoes though - no way around that. I don't particularly care for the taste of cauliflower, so I add a lot of garlic powder and onion powder to counteract the cauliflower flavor. |
I don't like the texture of mashed cauliflower, but I love it sliced & fried in butter like I used to do with potatoes. It's the butter I love more than the vegetable - almost any veggie tastes good to me this way.
And the "low carb" potatoes wouldn't be low enough for me, anyway. Now, if they'd invent a really low carb tater & turn it into potato chips - that I'd try! I do miss my chips. |
Stick blenders are like magic wands!
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