Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad! A little something healthy to keep us in balance this holiday season.
I'm in need of some greeeeens. I've been going hard on the cookie dough situation and need a moment to detox before I get back into the cookies. So I'm keeping it pretty light but festive today before we get into some really decadent recipes next week. Get excited. Things are going to look real festive in the What's Gaby Cooking world. But first - let's be festive with this Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad! 
Have you guys ever had raw Brussels Sprouts? They're ah-mazing. Trust me. Don't be nervous. I mean, they are incredible roasted and sautéed, but raw... it's a whole new playing field. These are sliced SUPER thin and then tossed together with candied walnuts, shaved parmesan cheese and avocados! You can do it on a mandolin, in a food processor or with a good old fashion knife! Any way you cut it, just make sure they are super thin. I shoved as many super foods in the recipe as possible because hello, I was on a cookie diet last week.
Let's get into it!
Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pound Brussels Sprouts
- 1 bunch Tuscan kale stemmed and leaves thinly sliced
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2-3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced shallot
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 avocado diced
- 1 cup candied walnuts chopped
- Shaved Parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Using a mandolin, thinly slice the Brussels sprouts. Place in a large bowl, add the kale and toss to combine
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil, shallot, garlic and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the dressing over the Brussels sprouts and kale and toss to coat well. Sprinkle the pomegranate seeds, avocado, candied walnuts and parmesan cheese over the salad and toss to combine.
Just love all the ways you do brussel sprouts. And this is a perfect holiday salad!
Love this salad so much! Another thing I love about this salad is it stays crisp and fresh for days, that is if there are any leftovers!
I forgot to steam the kale so it was also raw along with the Brussels sprouts, still delicious. I’ve made this several time an never feel any guilt when I eat a giant bowl. It also has great presentation and was a hit at Thanksgiving.
the kale is supposed to be raw!
This is a favorite salad that everyone likes. The flavors are amazing and is a beautiful salad.
I made this recipe twice this Christmas. Was so delicious both times!
I made this last night, prep was much longer as I didnt use a mandoline (another story). It was a hit! The flavours were perfect!
Hey Gaby I want to make a variation of this salad for a dinner party tomorrow but don't have a mandolin how would you suggest I cut the brussels instead?
ah!! hope I'm not too late!! Just cut them as thin as possible. Or if that's too much work, just rip off each leaf and do leaves
Delicious!! Will def be making again and again. Subbed craisens for the pom seeds because I didn't have them. Soo good!! Thank you Gaby.
Any ideas for walnut/nut substitute but still keep the sweet crunch?
Great hearty salad, especially for the winter months. I used my food processor for the brussels sprouts to cut down on time, worked great!
Yummmm! This looks AHmazing! I'm going to make this for our annual Christmas Partayy! Thanks so much!
I made this last night exactly as is for my boyfriend and it was amaazinnnggg! he said it was his favorite salad i've ever made.. so much so that he asked me to make it when his parents come over! LOL thats a win in my book. Thanks, Gaby!
Totally making this for Easter. What mandolin do you use? I have one and either I suck at figuring out how to use it--or it just sucks. Maybe time to invest in a new one?! Is mandolin your preferred kitchen tool choice for chopping brussels this recipe?
I use an OXO mandolin and love it!
I made this salad yesterday and I'm obsessed! I omitted the pomegranate seeds because I just didnt have them on hand and i am already dreaming about the next time i will make this!
LOVE hearing that!! xx
Saw this recipe yesterday. Left work and stopped at the market to get some ingredients. And needless to say, loved it! It will be a staple going forward!! Thanks Gaby! BTW, you are awesome! Love all your posts and snaps!!
XOXOOXOX