Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad Recipe
This shaved Brussels sprout salad is topped with apples and almonds in an apple cider vinaigrette, making it the perfect first course.
Ingredients
For the Dressing:
- juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ cup grapeseed oil
- sea salt and pepper to taste
For the Salad:
- ½ pickled red onions recipe
- 2 pounds shaved Brussels sprouts
- ½ shaved fennel bulb
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 each medium diced granny smith and fuji apple
- ½ cup blue cheese
- 6 hard boiled eggs
- seeds from 1 pomegranate
- Optional Toppings: microgreens, pan-seared chicken breasts, pan-seared salmon
Instructions
- Dressing: Add the lemon juice, vinegar, mayonnaise, thyme, sugar and salt and pepper to a medium-size bowl.
- Slowly drizzle in the oil while whisking until the dressing is emulsified.
- To Serve: Add the shaved Brussels sprouts to a very large serving bowl and sprinkle on the shaved fennel, dried cherries, almonds, apples, blue cheese, hard-boiled eggs, pomegranate seeds, and pickled onions,
- Serve with optional toppings and alongside the vinaigrette dressing.
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can absolutely make this up to 2 days ahead of time, and my recommendation is to keep the toppings separate before you are ready to serve it.
How to Store: this salad will last up to 3 days in the refrigerator. It is best to keep this dressing separate from the salad ingredients.
If you want protein, you can certainly add some cooked chicken breasts or grilled salmon.
Mandolins are very sharp, so my rule of thumb when using one is: When you start getting nervous while slicing it, stop. It's as simple as that.
Coming from the same family as cabbage, broccoli, kale, and kohlrabi, and just like all those, you can eat raw Brussels sprouts.
When making this ahead of time, hold the sliced apples in pineapple juice to prevent them from turning brown.
A vegetable peeler will also work if you do not have a mandolin.
Nutrition
Calories: 298kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 10gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 528mgPotassium: 498mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1150IUVitamin C: 67mgCalcium: 124mgIron: 2mg