Where's The Chicken?

So this is day number 3 of no meat. Last night I began to crave chicken salad....I don't know about you but a good chicken salad can make my whole week go better! It is one of my absolute favorite foods whether it's on ciabatta bread, cute mini croissants, or rolled up in a crisp romaine leaf. Well instead of giving in and bailing out way before my 30 days of no meat are up I headed to the kitchen with a grand...no DIET SAVING idea: "Chickenless Chicken Salad." The finished product was a HIT to say the least, my youngest brother (who's a 5th grader) and Tracy (my 2 year old) ate theirs with nothing but a fork. As for the rest of my anxious recipe testers, we ate our salad on mini hoagies. My "Chickenless Chicken Salad" tasted exactly the same as my regular chicken salad recipe I use!!!

Chickenless Chicken Salad:

4 cups of frozen cauliflower
2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup light mayo
1/2 cup light sour cream
half of a lemon's juice
3 Tbs red wine vinegar
1 1/2 cups sliced red grapes
half of a red onion diced
2 celery stalks diced
2/3 cup blanched slivered almonds
 salt & pepper to taste

Heat the olive oil in a pan and saute the cauliflower for about 10 mins until it's cooked but not mushy. Let the cauliflower cool completely.
Meanwhile in a large bowl combine the light mayo, light sour cream, lemon juice, & the red wine vinegar. Stir in the sliced grapes, diced red onions, chopped celery, & the almonds.
Once the cauliflower has cooled roughly chop, then add to the salad mixture & stir well. You can enjoy this yummy recipe right away but it is a lot better chilled. So if you can wait let it refrigerate!!

Serves: 6
1 serving: 238 Calories  16.4g fat  16.9g Carbs