Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad #Recipe @PegCochran

When we visited my stepdaughter in D.C., her husband, Federico, made a delicious salad. We had no idea what it was--it certainly wasn't any sort of lettuce.  Were we surprised to discover that it was shaved brussel sprouts!  My husband had two helpings and he "hates" brussel sprouts.

I went poking around online and found this recipe from Cooking Light that seemed to approximate the dish Federico served us.

Ingredients

1 lb. brussel sprouts
1/2 cup toasted walnuts (I used pecans which is what I had on hand)
3 tablespoons grated Romano cheese (I used Parmesan, which is what I had)
1 lemon
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  
Wash your sprouts, remove outer leaves and cut off stems if using a food processor.  Ideally, thinly slice the sprouts using a mandolin.  I don't have one (I fear for my fingers using one!) so I used the shredding blade of my food processor.  Shred or slice sprouts and add to bowl.

Grate lemon rind into a separate bowl.  Add the juice from the lemon and whisk in olive oil.  

Add walnuts (or pecans) to sprouts, add grated Romano or Parmesan, drizzle with dressing and toss to combine.  I added some shavings of Parmesan to the top.

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