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The Best Low-Carb Colcannon

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Colcannon is a tasty Irish dish made with potatoes and cabbage. Although it's traditionally served on St. Patrick's Day, it's not limited to special occasions and makes a great side to any roasts and slow cooked meat. It's easy to prepare, budget-friendly and you'll need just a few common ingredients.

In this low-carb colcannon I used cauliflower, spring onions, green cabbage and butter. I also added some crispy bacon for flavour boost but you can skip it if you follow a vegetarian ketogenic diet.

Hands-on Overall

Serving size about 200 g/7 oz

Allergy information for The Best Low-Carb Colcannon

✔  Gluten free
✔  Egg free
✔  Nut free
✔  Nightshade free
✔  Pork free
✔  Avocado free
✔  Coconut free
✔  Fish free
✔  Shellfish free
✔  Beef free
Pescatarian
Vegetarian

Nutritional values (per about 200 g/7 oz)

Net carbs5.6 grams
Protein8.6 grams
Fat30.7 grams
Calories337 kcal
Calories from carbs 7%, protein 10%, fat 83%
Total carbs9.1 gramsFiber3.5 gramsSugars4.2 gramsSaturated fat15 gramsSodium568 mg(25% RDA)Magnesium33 mg(8% RDA)Potassium542 mg(27% EMR)

Ingredients (makes 6 servings)

  • 2 tbsp lard or ghee (30 g/ 1.1 oz)
  • 8 slices bacon, chopped (240 g/ 8.5 oz) - can be omitted
  • 1 medium cauliflower (600 g/ 1.3 lb)
  • 1 small green cabbage, sliced and tough stems removed (300 g/ 10.6 oz)
  • 4 medium spring onions, sliced (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
  • 1/4 cup butter or ghee (57 g/ 2 oz)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Optional: freshly chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

  1. Slice the bacon into thin strips. Grease a large saucepan or deep skillet with lard or ghee (I used leftover fat from last night's pork roast), and cook the bacon over a medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until crisped up. Take off the heat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon into a bowl and set aside. The Best Low-Carb Colcannon
  2. Clean the vegetables. Wash the cauliflower and cut into florets. The Best Low-Carb Colcannon
  3. Place on a steaming rack inside a pot filled with 1-2 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook for 8-10 minutes. Do not overcook. The Best Low-Carb Colcannon
  4. Meanwhile, remove the tough stems and slice the cabbage. Place the sliced spring onion into the saucepan where you cooked the bacon, stir to combine with the bacon grease and cook for a minute. Add the sliced cabbage, cover with a lid and cook over a medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, or until crisp-tender. When done, take off the heat and set aside. The Best Low-Carb Colcannon
  5. When the cauliflower is tender, take off the heat, remove the lid, and let it cool down for 5 minutes. Transfer the cauliflower into a bowl, add the cream and butter (you can reserve some butter for garnish). Using an immersion blender, process until smooth. The Best Low-Carb Colcannon
  6. Add the cooked greens and combine. The Best Low-Carb Colcannon
  7. Finally, stir in the crisped up bacon and season with salt and pepper to taste. The Best Low-Carb Colcannon
  8. Serve warm. Optionally, top with freshly chopped parsley and butter. The Best Low-Carb Colcannon

Low-Carb Colcannon
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4.6 stars, average of 99 ratings
Low-Carb Colcannon
Colcannon is a delicious Irish dish traditionally made with potatoes and cabbage. This keto version uses cauliflower and it's smoothened with creamy butter.
Hands on15m
Overall30m
Servings6
Calories337 kcal
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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp lard or ghee (30 g/ 1.1 oz)
  • 8 slices bacon, chopped (240 g/ 8.5 oz) - can be omitted
  • 1 medium cauliflower (600 g/ 1.3 lb)
  • 1 small green cabbage, sliced and tough stems removed (300 g/ 10.6 oz)
  • 4 medium spring onions, sliced (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
  • 1/4 cup butter or ghee (57 g/ 2 oz)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Optional: freshly chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

  1. Slice the bacon into thin strips. Grease a large saucepan or deep skillet with lard or ghee (I used leftover fat from last night's pork roast), and cook the bacon over a medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until crisped up. Take off the heat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon into a bowl and set aside.
  2. Clean the vegetables. Wash the cauliflower and cut into florets.
  3. Place on a steaming rack inside a pot filled with 1-2 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook for 8-10 minutes. Do not overcook.
  4. Meanwhile, remove the tough stems and slice the cabbage. Place the sliced spring onion into the saucepan where you cooked the bacon, stir to combine with the bacon grease and cook for a minute. Add the sliced cabbage, cover with a lid and cook over a medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, or until crisp-tender. When done, take off the heat and set aside.
  5. When the cauliflower is tender, take off the heat, remove the lid, and let it cool down for 5 minutes. Transfer the cauliflower into a bowl, add the cream and butter (you can reserve some butter for garnish). Using an immersion blender, process until smooth.
  6. Add the cooked greens and combine.
  7. Finally, stir in the crisped up bacon and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Serve warm. Optionally, top with freshly chopped parsley and butter.

Nutrition (per serving, about 200 g/7 oz)

Calories337kcal
Net Carbs5.6g
Carbohydrates9.1g
Protein8.6g
Fat30.7g
Saturated Fat15g
Fiber3.5g
Sugar4.2g
Sodium568mg
Magnesium33mg
Potassium542mg

Detailed nutritional breakdown (per about 200 g/7 oz)

Net carbsProteinFatCalories
Total per about 200 g/7 oz
5.6 g8.6 g30.7 g337 kcal
Lard (pork fat)
0 g0 g5 g45 kcal
Bacon, streaky (high fat content), organic
0 g5.5 g10 g112 kcal
Cauliflower, fresh
3 g1.9 g0.3 g25 kcal
Cabbage, green, fresh
1.6 g0.5 g0.1 g10 kcal
Spring onion, scallion, green onion, fresh
0.5 g0.2 g0 g3 kcal
Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat)
0.5 g0.4 g7.6 g73 kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed
0 g0.1 g7.7 g68 kcal
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Pepper, black, spices
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal

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Martina Slajerova
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Martina Slajerova

I changed the way I ate in 2011, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. I had no energy, and I found it more and more difficult to maintain a healthy weight.

That’s when I decided to quit sugar, grains, and processed foods, and to start following a whole-foods-based ketogenic approach to food.

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Comments (6)

This recipe is fantastic and there isn't enough love for it in the comments. It kinda seems like it's a little more work than you want it to be but it is so, so worth it. My biggest concern with going Keto is giving up a lot of my favorite foods, like potatoes and onions. I didn't feel like I was settling or "not eating what I really want to eat, but I have to eat this". Leftovers keep well and other people don't realize that it's cauliflower. This is the 3rd recipe I've tried from this blog and I'm much more encouraged to try the others.

Hi Tiffany, thank you so much for your kind words!

Yes I guessed it was cauliflower...I love your recipes but I'm starting to get tired of cauliflower...and everything to substitute potatoes is cauliflower. It is there something else than cauliflower. Rice = cauliflower, mash = cauliflower, casseroles = cauliflowers. I wish there was something else for a change. Thanks

You could use any of the following: celeriac, turnips, rutabaga, and kohlrabi. I think it may be better to use a combination rather than just one of them because the taste might be too strong, especially with celeriac and kohlrabi. I used cauliflower to keep the carbs low, and to keep it simple and neutral tasting 😊

Thank you very much. It is just to change in some of the recipes...like I told you I got tired of cauliflower. Do not get me wrong I love cauliflower but everything taste like cauliflower...Hope you understand me...thanks so much

You're welcome! 😊