Loaded Cauliflower Mock Potato Salad

Name: Loaded Cauliflower Mock Potato Salad
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb. cauliflower cut into smallish same-sized pieces (see notes); 6 hard-boiled eggs, cooled and chopped; 6-8 slices of bacon, cut into short strips and then fried crisp; 1 cup grated sharp cheddar (white or yellow cheddar will work; we used some of each); 1/2 cup sliced green onion (mostly green parts); 1/2 tsp. onion powder; salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste; 1 cup mayo; 2 tsp. yellow mustard (not Dijon); 1 tsp. onion powder