Recipe #23 Shaved Brussells Sprouts with Bacon and Almonds

Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Almonds

I was recently in Dallas and had a delicious brussels sprouts salad from Parigi's Restaurant; I did some searching and found a recipe which was supposed to be from there, but it didn't make sense.  I then went in search for something similar and found this recipe from AllRecipes.com from Boomdog02 ,    I used a 16 oz bag of brussels sprouts from Trader Joes and chopped the sprouts in half and then cut out the stems.  Next, I sliced them thinly; I tried to use a mandolin, but I found that slicing with the knife worked better; I noticed that TJ's actually has shredded bs now and that would save a lot of time.  I made the recipe pretty much as is, except that I added the juice of one lemon over the shredded sprouts.  I also used Marcona Almonds with Rosemary.  I had intended to have this as a side dish, but instead ate about half the recipe as my dinner with a nice bottle of Toasted Head Chardonnay.  Happy Cooking!

 

           

Prep Time:
20 Min

Cook Time:
10 MinReady In:
30 Min

Ingredients

• 4 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and thinly sliced
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Fry bacon in a large deep skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside on paper towels. 

           

2.     Add the garlic and almonds to the fat in the skillet and cook briefly over medium heat until toasted.

3.  Add the Brussels sprouts and quickly toss to coat with the hot oil. Sprinkle the red wine vinegar over the sprouts and toss again to coat. Cook, stirring frequently, until sprouts are wilted.








 4.   Remove from the heat, stir in the bacon and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 222 | Total Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 14mg