Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipe:- A salad consisting of shredded Brussels sprouts, roasted sweet potatoes, candied pecans, pears, and Gorgonzola cheese for garnish. An outstanding vegetable side dish that is perfect for any special event, this magnificent display of huge robust flavors is sure to surprise visitors.
Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipe
- I shared my Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash in 2016, and now I want to take ideas from that recipe and make a whole new one.
- For this dish, I chose roasted sweet potatoes, pear, candied nuts, gorgonzola cheese, and dried cranberries. I don’t know about you, but I love roasted sweet potatoes.
- Don’t worry if any of those things don’t sound very appealing to you. I’ve written a whole part below called “Adaptations to Recipes,” where I talk about all the different ways you can change the ingredients.
Ingredients for Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad:
Raw Brussel Sprouts: For this simple brussel sprout salad, one pound of raw brussel sprouts is cut into very thin pieces.
Don’t worry if this is your first time making salad with brussels sprouts.
I’ve included pictures to show you what it should all look like. The process is very simple. Pick up a bag of shredded brussels sprouts to save time.
Sweet Potato: One sweet potato is cut up and cooked until it’s just right to add the coziest carb to this healthy salad recipe.
For those of you who like sweet potatoes, you HAVE to try them this way!
Gorgonzola Cheese Crumbles:Â Do you like blue cheese or gorgonzola? Do you like salty and creamy foods? If so, you’ll love this simple brussel sprout salad.
Dried Cranberries: Â Bringing tangy sweet goodness, dried cranberries are one of my favorite additions in any salad.
Candied Pecans:Â A little oil, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt are added to raw nut halves and toasted on the stove. This makes sweet and salty crunchy bites of joy.
Balsamic Vinaigrette:Â The easy but tasty salad dressing is made with salt, cinnamon, pure maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.
If you’d rather use a different sauce, do it! Apple cider vinegar can be used instead of balsamic vinegar.
You can add black pepper or 1 to 3 teaspoons of Dijon mustard to the dressing if you want to.
Do you want to make this trip your own by changing the ingredients in this brussel sprout salad recipe? These are some ideas.
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Recipe Adaptations:
- You can use pecans or marcona almonds instead of walnuts.
- Gorgonzola cheese should not be used. Instead, use feta cheese, parmesan cheese, or goat cheese.
- You can roast any winter squash instead of sweet potatoes, like kabocha, acorn, or butternut.
- You can leave out the dried cranberries and add raisins, dried blueberries, pomegranate seeds, or none at all.
- Add sunflower or pumpkin seeds, either raw or cooked.
- If you don’t like brussels sprouts raw, you can cook them in a big skillet until they’re done the way
- you like them. This will make the salad warm instead of cold.
- You don’t have to candy the nuts; you can use them raw or roasted instead. You could also use pecans or walnuts that you buy in a store.
- Four to six thick-cut bacon strips should be cooked until they are golden brown. Then they should be chopped up and added. You can add the bacon fat to the salad too if you want to make it really crazy.
- You can use one big apple instead of a pear. These are great places to find sweet apples like gala apples.
- Add ½ cup of thinly sliced red onion or one bunch of chopped green onions to your salad if you like onions.