Thinly sliced fresh Brussels sprouts together with kale are dressed amongst a delicious maple vinaigrette inwards this Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad. And it makes for 1 surprisingly fabulous salad, indeed!
Okay, together with then yous may live thinking ... "Brussels sprouts inwards a salad? Really, inwards a salad?"
Oh, yes, inwards a salad.
And allow me only say you, this Brussels Sprouts Salad is sooooo good. It's 1 of our absolute favorites, together with nosotros direct hold it at least once a calendar week or so. Yes, it's truly that good.
The recipe that inspired this salad creation is from the cookbook Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes amongst the 38 Healthiest Ingredients by the editors of Whole Living Magazine. My best friend gave me this fabulous cookbook for Christmas {or my birthday, maybe?} 1 year.
The fabulous combination inwards this salad's dressing is amazing - together with completely takes away whatever of that "harsh" season raw Brussels sprouts or kale tin have.
And beingness the actually sweet-and-cute friend that she is, she stuck niggling mucilaginous notes amongst handwritten notes from her on some of the recipes together with then I'd notice them every bit I read it. It was similar finding niggling presents within my acquaint every bit I went along! It was together with then fun, together with such a overnice niggling surprise every bit I turned the pages.
As a sidenote, I read cookbooks similar most people read novels - cover-to-cover, directly through, without missing a unmarried word. So my friend knew certainly at that spot was no means I'd missy 1 of her niggling notes!
I did alter upwards the recipe quite a bit, though. While I did love the original, I jazzed it upwards amongst some additions ...
Like crumbled bacon together with dried cranberries. Which made a nifty affair fifty-fifty better.
Then I changed upwards the proportions of the dressing to convey frontwards a unlike flavor. I wanted maple to live the predominant season - together with adjusted the dressing to brand that happen.
The fabulous combination of fresh lemon juice, maple syrup, together with whole-grain mustard inwards this salad's dressing is amazing - together with completely takes away whatever of that "harsh" season raw Brussels sprouts or kale tin have. Gone. Completely.
Brussels Sprouts Salad is sooooo good. It's 1 of our absolute favorites, together with nosotros direct hold it at least once a calendar week or so. Yes, it's truly that good.
Now I'll acknowledge when I outset saw this recipe, I was thinking similar many of yous belike are ... "Really, raw Brussels sprouts inwards a salad??"
But, seriously ... crusade it.
It may only larn 1 of your favorites, too!
Yield: about vi servings
Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad
Thinly sliced fresh Brussels sprouts together with kale are dressed amongst a delicious maple vinaigrette inwards this Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad. And it makes for 1 surprisingly fabulous salad, indeed!
prep time: xx Mcook time: total time: xx M
ingredients:
- 12 to xvi oz. fresh Brussels Sprouts, real thinly sliced (about four to v cups)
- 2 large kale leaves, ribs removed, together with finely chopped (about ii to three c.)
- 1/2 c. dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 c. sunflower seeds
- 4 slices bacon, cooked together with crumbled
- 1 T. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 T. pure maple syrup
- 1 1/2 T. fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 T. whole-grain mustard
- Pinch salt
instructions:
How to gear upwards Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad
- In a large salad bowl, combine sliced Brussels sprouts, chopped kale, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, together with crumbled bacon. Toss together.
- In a pocket-sized bowl, combine olive oil, maple syrup, fresh lemon juice, mustard, together with salt. Whisk amongst a fork until good mixed.
- Pour dressing over the Brussels sprouts mixture; toss to coat. Serve immediately.
TRACEY'S NOTES
- I recommend using fresh lemon juice together with pure maple syrup inwards the dressing for the best flavor, without substitution.
- If preparing this salad inwards advance, proceed the Brussels sprouts mixture together with the dressing inwards dissever bowls until serving time. Dress the salad only prior to serving.
- I've also made this amongst dried blueberries instead of dried cranberries. The dried blueberries were yummy, too.
- I tried making the dressing amongst love instead of maple syrup (since we're beekeepers). While the love version was good, it's amend amongst maple syrup.
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