Brussels Sprout Salad
Hands up for a delicious and easy fall inspired salad! 🙋🏻♀️
I’m obsessed. If you don’t like cooked Brussels sprouts you might love them sliced super thin and tossed with crispy bacon, crunchy apples, sharp white cheddar and shaved red onion. All tossed together with an apple cider vinaigrette, heaven!
This recipe makes a lot! I love to meal prep it for workweek lunches or to serve at a dinner party. Feel free to halve the recipe for fewer servings!
Brussels Sprout Salad
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 30 min
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
Description
This amazing Brussels sprouts salad has all the flavors of fall. It is crunchy, sweet, savory and so satisfying!
Ingredients
- 24oz Brussels sprouts, roots trimmed
- 8 slices bacon
- 7oz extra sharp white cheddar, crumbled
- 2 medium honey crisp apples, chopped
- 1/2 red onion, thinly shaved
- 4oz candied pecans (like these ones)
Vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons bacon grease
- 2 large cloves garlic, grated
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2.5 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Shake together the dressing in a jar.
Preheat oven to 375. Bake the bacon on a broiler pan or sheet pan for 20 minutes, then flip. Bake an additional 5-10 minutes until perfectly crispy.
Using the shredding attachment of a food processor (my blade is set to 2) shred the Brussels sprouts. Reduce the blade to a 1 thickness to shred the red onion. Alternatively you could use a mandolin or knife.
Combine Brussels sprouts, red onion, cheese, bacon, apple and pecans. Add however much dressing you like and DIG IN!
Notes
This recipe makes quite a lot. I like to keep the base undressed in my fridge to enjoy for lunches throughout the week. It keeps well for up to 4 days!
Feel free to halve the recipe for fewer servings.
I use Trader Joe’s unexpected cheddar and it is delicious.
Instead of apples you could try pomegranate arils or dried cherries.
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I finally made this. It’s sooo good. I also added Freddy strawberries. U come up with some great recipe.
Excellent salad thank you ❤️
Hi Erica! If I want to use a bag of pre shredded Brussels, would 1 bag equal the recipe? Thank you!
Hi Lori, I’m so sorry I didn’t get to this question sooner. It would depend on the size of the bag but you would probably need two bags. I’d say about 16oz shredded brussels total.
Erica
Made this for a party and it was really delicious! Even my husband loved it and he’s not a big salad eater.
yaaaaay! We’re all about converting husbands to salad lovers lol! Thanks for trying Kristen 🙂
Delicious, I took it to a family gathering and it was a big hit! Thanks for another delicious and healthy recipe Erica!
Make this salad…. I promise it will become one of your favorites 💕
Could I use broccoli slaw instead? I don’t have a food processor and the idea of shredding Brussels sprouts by hand is daunting 🤣
Yes you can, Trader Joe’s (and some other grocery stores) have pre-shredded brussels as well!
This is a go to salad in our household! I’ve been making it on repeat during the summer when it’s too hot to roast veggies. It’s so easy to throw together in the morning and serve with a grilled meat for dinner.
I’ve even made it without bacon or subbed different cheeses (just due to whatever we had on hand) and it always comes together delish.
Love all your recipes! Thank you!
Hi, is this a salad that can be made a day ahead, left in the fridge overnight and will travel well to a gathering the next day?
Hi Lesley! I’d prep it fully but leave the bacon and dressing separate from the rest of the salad. Then toss everything together right before serving!