This salad packs an earthy, crunchy, sweetness from the freshly shaved Brussels sprouts, honey crisp apples, red onions, toasted pecans, and delicately crisp prosciutto. But c’mon, the flavors don’t stop there. The lemony freshness of the honey-Dijon dressing balances out the slightly bitter Brussels sprouts and the sweetness of the apples and dried cranberries to make this salad a flavorful, nutritious addition to your holiday meal. And you can’t forget the shaved parmesan cheese. It is the perfect finishing touch to the non-stop flavors of this must-eat salad. If you love this salad, I know you’ll love this Fall Panzanella Salad and this Blueberry Kale Salad too! You can trace the main attraction in this salad back to the 13th century, so why did it take us so long to fall in love with Brussels sprouts? These small, round-ish, green buds that resemble miniature cabbage are full of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants and have a crunchy, earthy flavor when eaten raw, and a sweet, smokey flavor when cooked.
Reasons Why You Will Love This Salad:
It’s a wonderful, healthy edition to higher calorie side dishes that are served during the holidays. Prep is so easy, and you can make it in advance. (Keep dressing onside!) It’s full of fresh ingredients. The Brussels sprouts make salad fun again! The dressing is so good you’ll want to drink it!
Brussels Sprouts: I’ll go into more detail below on best ways on how to shred the Brussels! This shaved cruciferous veg adds great texture to this yummy, flavor packed salad. Honey crisp apple: I just love this apple the best. You can use you favorite, crisp, tart apple! (Pink lady, Granny smith, Fuji) Red onion: it’s all about the taste and color of the red onion in this salad. Their pleasing purple color really stands out looping around the shaved Brussels. Dried cranberries: love the pop of sweetness dried cranberries offer. You could also use golden raisins or dried cherries. Prosciutto: the prosciutto gets baked until crispy and it adds a crunchy, salty, perfection that really makes this salad special. Parmesan cheese: large shreds! Fresh from the block! Heck.Yes! Pecans: I love how the pecans make this salad feel festive for the holiday season but also pine nuts or sun flower seeds are great options! The dressing: THEE dressing. Filled with champagne vinegar, lemon, honey, Dijon mustard, shallots, olive oil, salt and pepper. It’s an amazing combination of flavors that compliments the salad.
