Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad with Bacon and Apricots

Procrastination. Are you good at it? Or do you have amazing self control and never get caught up spending half a day searching through Pinterest and surfing Facebook?

If you fall into the second category please PLEASE share your secrets of staying on task with me. I've just spent the past 2 hours searching through dafont.com and trying out 671 different fonts for this pic. Ā It's so ridiculously addicting. Kind of like this salad. *And on a totally different note: what's up with everyone leaving the ‘s' off of Brussels sprouts? I was momentarily tempted to join the crowd after a quick search told me that most people who search for Brussels sprouts actually search for brussel sprouts. Let's put the ‘s' back where it belongs, peeps. šŸ™‚

Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad with Bacon, Walnuts and Apricots

Before you laugh at me for trying to tell you that Brussels sprouts are addicting, hear me out:

  1. Bacon. crispy, salty, smoky bacon.
  2. Apricots. sweet, chewy, perfect apricots.
  3. Walnuts. toasty, nutty, crunchy walnuts.
  4. Shaved Brussels sprouts. crispy, crunchy, fresh Brussels sprouts.

If you put all these things in a bowl together what you get is a little bit of love in every bite that looks something like this: Crispy, salty, smoky, sweet, chewy, perfect, toasty, nutty, crunchy, crispy and fresh. In every. single. bite.

Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad with Bacon, Walnuts and Apricots

Make a quick and easy dinner with this salad by serving it with some simple Pecan Crusted Salmon or Honey Garlic Chicken. If you want to make this salad ahead of time to take with you to a party or BBQ, simply mix all together the ingredients for the salad in a bowl and leave the dressing on the side until you are just about to serve it. Easy!

Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad with Bacon, Walnuts and Apricots

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Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad with Bacon and Apricots

  • Author: Kristen Stevens
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: North American

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Description

This Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad has bacon, walnuts, and apricots in every bite. It is crispy, salty, sweet and the perfect easy to make side dish!

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Ingredients

  • 2 strips thick cut bacon
  • Ā½ cup toasted walnuts
  • 3 cups (6 ounces) shredded brussels sprouts (see note)
  • Ā½ cup (3 ounces) chopped dried apricots

For the dressing:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • Ā¼ teaspoon honey
  • A pinch of sea salt and fresh cracked pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 420 degrees. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  2. Lay the bacon on the parchment lined baking tray and the walnuts on a separate baking sheet. Bake the bacon for 13-15 minutes, or until it is quite crispy. Remove it from the oven and, when it is cool enough to handle, crumble it into small pieces. Toast the walnuts in the oven at the same time as the bacon for 10 minutes, or until they are fragrant and light brown. Remove them from the oven and, when they are cool enough to handle, roughly chop them into medium-sized pieces.
  3. Combine the crumbled bacon, toasted walnuts, shredded Brussels sprouts and apricots in a large bowl.
  4. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, salt and pepper.
  5. Pour the dressing over the Brussels sprouts and toss to coat well. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

Make ahead: Prepare the salad ingredients and dressing up to 2 days in advance and store them separately. Toss the salad just before you serve it.

Notes

To shred the Brussels sprouts: cut off the hard end piece then cut them in half so you have 2 identical pieces. Then starting at the tip (or top) thinly slice the brussels sprouts working your way to the bottom.

Make ahead: Prepare the salad ingredients and dressing up to 2 days in advance and store them separately. Toss the salad just before you serve it.

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