Keto Cauliflower Pea Salad

This keto cauliflower pea salad is amazingly delicious and will pair perfectly with all your favorite mains! Enjoy!

Get ready for the recipe requests every time you serve this awesome keto cauliflower pea salad! It combines the perfect combination of crunchy and creamy elements. This salad will be a welcome addition to barbecues, parties, potlucks, and any time you want a fun and flavorful salad. I hope you’ll enjoy this dish as much as we do!

Let’s talk about peas!

I initially thought I had to give up peas when I started doing keto. Oh my, how excited I was to find I can eat peas, in moderation, on my keto plan! Growing up in Wisconsin, on a small dairy farm, we had a huge garden that was about an acre in size. I have fond memories of shucking peas and using them in all kinds of dishes. You can eat peas raw, partially cooked, or fully cooked. For this salad we’re using frozen peas. Frozen peas have been partially cooked, so we just need to thaw them before adding them to our salad. Half of a cup of frozen peas contains just 8 net grams of carbs and peas provide a good source of fiber. It’s also easy to incorporate peas into your diet as they can be added to casseroles, salads, and soups.

What other ingredients go into this keto cauliflower pea salad?

To our peas, we add chopped cauliflower, diced red onions, fried and crumbled bacon, and cubed cheddar cheese. The cauliflower gives our salad amazing texture and flavor. I just roughly chopped mine into small pieces for this salad. I love the color red onions bring to this salad, but you can use yellow or white onions if you’d prefer. You can use mild, medium, or sharp cheddar depending on your taste preference. You also have some great options for cheese if you don’t want to use cheddar. Some good options include colby, gouda, gruyere, Monterey jack, mozzarella, provolone, and Swiss cheese. For our dressing, we combine mayonnaise, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, keto granulated sugar, salt, and pepper. This is an easy but amazingly delicious and creamy dressing. You can give your salad a taste and add more sugar, salt, and pepper to taste.

What are some ways I can serve this keto cauliflower pea salad?

You have some awesome low carb options for serving this salad. It’s a perfect dish for barbecues, parties, potlucks, and all kinds of get togethers. It’s easy enough to serve for everyday meals, but it’s also pretty enough to serve for holiday and special occasion meals. This salad pairs nicely with all kinds of meats including beef, chicken, pork, and seafood. You can serve it with burgers, brats, keto sandwiches, or lettuce wraps. It also makes a great addition to pulled chicken, pulled pork, keto meatloaf, and all kinds of casseroles. You can also serve this salad with roasts, steaks, and seafood mains.

Here are some keto chicken dishes that would pair nicely with this salad!

Baked Keto Chicken Tenders

Low Carb Dill Pickle Brined Chicken Drumsticks

Mayo Roasted Whole Chicken

Salt and Vinegar Chicken Thighs

Helpful Hints:

*You can give your salad a taste and add more sugar, salt, or pepper to taste.

*You can serve this salad immediately, or you can make it a couple of days in advance and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Mixing bowls
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

***This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him in no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5***