Warm Brussels Sprout Salad with Hazelnuts and Cranberries

Description

Brussels sprouts, hazelnuts, and cranberries combine to make a salad that even kids will want to eat. The colors and flavors make a great fall or holiday side dish, but we have been enjoying it all summer as well.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed and quartered
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
  • 3 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • ΒΌ cup grated Pecorino-Romano cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  2. Toss Brussels sprouts with olive oil
  3. salt
  4. and pepper together in a bowl until coated. Transfer coated sprouts to a baking sheet.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until sprouts are tender
  6. about 15 minutes.
  7. Cook and stir hazelnuts in a skillet over medium-low heat until lightly toasted and fragrant
  8. about 5 minutes. Transfer hazelnuts to a bowl.
  9. Cook and stir bacon in the same skillet over medium heat until crisp
  10. about 10 minutes. Add maple syrup and rosemary; cook
  11. stirring often
  12. until the bacon drippings and maple syrup begin to thicken and stick to the back of a spoon
  13. about 10 minutes.
  14. Combine cooked Brussels sprouts and bacon mixture together in a large bowl; toss until sprouts are coated with maple syrup sauce. Sprinkle in hazelnuts
  15. cranberries
  16. and Pecorino-Romano cheese; toss well. This dish is best served warm.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 6

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