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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