SHAVED BRUSSELS SPROUT SALAD WITH PECANS

This is the ultimate shaved brussels sprout salad. It is so perfect with crunchy apples, dried sweet cranberries, salty feta, and delicious pecans. Also, the salad is tossed in a homemade honey lemon dressing. It is sweet, savory, and satisfying. It is the perfect side salad with your meal or a delicious main course for a light lunch or dinner.

Why You Will Love Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

• Brussels sprouts are delicious and crunchy when they are shaved.
• The salad is fresh and full of flavor.
• It is sweet and savory.
• The combination of brussels sprouts, cranberries, pecans, and feta is delicious.
• The homemade lemon honey dressing perfectly complements the salad.

Ingredients For Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

• Brussels Sprouts: We used one pound of shaved brussels sprouts in this recipe.
• Dried Cranberries: Roughly chop the dried cranberries to evenly disperse them in the salad.
• Apples: We love the flavor of pink lady apples in this recipe.
• Feta: We used light feta cheese in this salad.
• Red Onion: Thinly shave the red onion.
• Pecans: Roughly chop the pecans to disperse the flavor.

Honey Lemon Dressing For Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

The honey lemon dressing for this shaved brussels sprout salad is refreshing and flavorful. It consists of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, stone-ground mustard, honey, salt, and pepper.

How To Make Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

First, rough chop the dried sweetened cranberries and pecans. Then, chop the apples into small pieces.

Next, cut both ends of the onion off and remove the skin. After that, carefully shave the onion into thin pieces.

Then, cut the ends off of the brussels sprouts and carefully shave them. Carefully use a mandoline with a guard or use a food processor.

Next, add the shaved brussels sprouts, chopped apples, chopped dried cranberries, chopped pecans, shaved onions, and light feta to a large bowl.

To make the dressing, add the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, stone-ground mustard, honey, salt, and pepper to a bowl. Then, combine these ingredients.

After that, drizzle the dressing over the salad, toss the salad, and enjoy!

Why Rough Chop?

For the nuts and dried cranberries, roughly chop them with a knife so the flavor is dispersed throughout the salad. This way, you can still get the flavor while using a smaller amount.

How To Shave Brussels Sprouts

With A Mandoline And Guard

You can carefully shave the brussels sprouts with a mandoline and guard. If you do this, cut the brussels sprouts in half and put the guard on the brussels sprouts to shave them. Make sure to trim the ends of the brussels sprouts. Also, make sure to use safety gloves to protect your hands.

With A Food Processor

The easiest way to shave brussels sprouts is to cut the ends off and add them to a food processor.

How Many Brussels Sprouts To Use

We used fresh brussels sprouts in this recipe. If you use fresh whole brussels sprouts in this recipe, we recommend buying 1.5 pounds of them. The recipe calls for 1 pound of shaved brussels sprouts. By the time you shave them and discard the ends, you will have about 1 pound of shaved brussels sprouts. Or, feel free to use 1 pound of pre-shaved brussels sprouts.

Ingredient Substitutions For Brussels Sprout Salad

Substitution For Pecans

We love the flavor of pecans in this shaved brussels sprouts salad. You could also use slivered almonds or walnuts in this recipe.

What Cheese To Use

We used light feta in this recipe. Shaved parmesan or goat cheese would also work well.

Which Apples To Use

We used pink lady apples because they are our favorite apples. Honey crisp apples will work well or even green apples if you want a tart punch. Use your favorite kind of apple in this recipe and you can’t go wrong.

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SHAVED BRUSSELS SPROUT SALAD WITH PECANS

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 0 minutes mins

Total: 15 minutes mins

Servings: 8 servings

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This is the ultimate shaved brussels sprout salad! It’s so perfect with crunchy apples, dried sweet cranberries, salty feta, pecans, and a honey lemon dressing.

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 pound shaved Brussels sprouts, see options in the post
• ▢ 1/3 cup dried sweetened cranberries, roughly chopped
• ▢ 2 medium-sized Pink Lady apples, chopped
• ▢ 8 ounces light feta
• ▢ 1 small red onion, shaved thin
• ▢ 1/4 cup pecans, roughly chopped
• ▢ 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic, 1-2 cloves
• ▢ 2 teaspoons stone-ground mustard
• ▢ 1 tablespoon honey
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/8 teaspoon pepper

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Instructions 

• Rough chop the dried sweetened cranberries and pecans. After that, wash and dry the apples. Then, chop the apples into small pieces.
• Cut both ends of the onion off and remove the skin. Then, carefully shave the onion into thin pieces. We like to carefully use a mandoline with a guard to shave them so they are extra thin.
• Wash and dry the brussels sprouts. Then, cut the ends off of the brussels sprouts. Very carefully shave the brussels sprouts. Do not shave the stems of the brussels sprouts. We carefully used a mandoline with a guard. Or, you could cut the ends off and shred them with a food processor. Also, you can use pre-shaved brussels sprouts in this recipe.
• Add the shaved brussels sprouts, chopped apples, chopped dried cranberries, chopped pecans, shaved red onions, and light feta to a large bowl.
• To make the dressing, add the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, stone-ground mustard, honey, salt, and pepper to a bowl. Thoroughly combine these ingredients.
• Drizzle the dressing over the salad, toss the salad, and enjoy!

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Notes

• Pecans Substitution: Use slivered almonds or walnuts in this recipe instead.
• Cheese: We used light feta in this recipe. Shaved parmesan or goat cheese would also work well.
• Apples: We used Pink Lady apples. Honey crisp apples will work well or even Granny Smith if you want a tart burst of flavor.
• Brussels Sprouts: If you use fresh whole Brussels sprouts in this recipe, we recommend buying 1.5 pounds of them. The recipe calls for 1 pound of shaved Brussels sprouts. By the time you shred them and discard the ends, you will have about 1 pound of shaved Brussels sprouts. Or, feel free to use 1 pound of pre-shaved Brussels sprouts.

 

One serving is about 1 cup of shaved Brussels sprout salad.

WW Points: 5 points per serving

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Nutrition

Calories: 198kcal, Carbohydrates: 17.2g, Protein: 9.7g, Fat: 11.7g, Saturated Fat: 4.2g, Cholesterol: 14mg, Sodium: 362mg, Fiber: 3.9g, Sugar: 10.1g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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