Brussels Sprout and Brown Rice Salad

Simple and flavorful sautéed Brussels Sprout and Brown Rice Salad that makes the right facet dish loaded with garlic, shiny lemon taste and crunchy walnuts! 

This recipe is my tackle brussels sprouts, however make it a salad!  This dish is garlicky, lemony and the nice and cozy fluffy rice tastes wonderful with the tender brussels sprout leaves and crunchy walnuts.  I’m nicely conscious that not everyone seems to be a fan of brussels sprouts (haters the place are you??), however I really discover this dish to be a bit of extra palatable for individuals who don’t actually love brussels when the leaves are separated extra like a salad.  I frivolously sautéed them in a bit of olive oil and garlic, then tossed the brussels sprouts along with heat brown rice, crunchy walnuts and drizzled with some recent lemon juice + zest!  Easy, but so scrumptious.  You may additionally use my lemon dijon dressing on this salad as nicely for much more taste!

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

• Simple to make with only a few easy elements.
• Can simply be prepped forward of time for fast meeting.
• Makes an important vacation facet dish or perhaps a mild and flavorful lunch.
• Wholesome and scrumptious!
• Tremendous versatile and would style nice with some roasted butternut squash, dried cranberries or quite a lot of different nuts.

Elements You’ll Want

• Brussels sprouts – the star of this salad and also you’ll wish to rinse them nicely, trim off the ends and separate all of the leaves
• Brown rice – you possibly can additionally use plain white rice, wild rice, quinoa and even cauliflower rice
• Vegetable broth – this provides additional taste to the brown rice, however be at liberty to make use of rooster broth and even water if that’s all you could have available
• Lemon – this brightens up the salad and also you’ll wish to use the zest too!
• Olive oil – I like to make use of olive oil that doesn’t need to be costly, simply be certain it’s cold-pressed and natural for probably the most taste (for my part)
• Garlic – you need to use recent chopped garlic or minced garlic from the jar
• Salt and pepper
• Walnuts – I made these candied walnuts which add a pleasant crunch to the salad and a bit of sweetness, however you possibly can additionally use chopped pecans, almonds or cashews

Different Enjoyable Additions

• Roasted butternut squash would style nice on this salad
• A sprinkle of parmesan cheese
• Dried cranberries or raisins
• Different chopped nuts or pepitas
• My lemon dijon herb dressing would style wonderful on this salad!
• Added protein similar to chickpeas, shredded rooster and even lentils
• You may additionally swap the brown rice for some quinoa, wild rice or cauliflower rice

Tips on how to Make this Brussels Sprout Salad

I simply love how easy it’s to throw this facet dish collectively, nevertheless I gives you one little warning.  The ONLY time consuming half is chopping and separating all of the brussels sprout leaves.  Slightly little bit of a ache, however the finish result’s so price it and makes such an attractive facet dish!

1. Make brown rice.  I made the brown rice proper in my Immediate Pot which is palms down my favorite way to make brown rice as a result of it comes out completely fluffy each time and you’ll simply set it and neglect it.  Be happy to make the brown rice utilizing no matter technique works greatest for you.
2. Put together brussels sprouts.  Wash and trim the brussels sprouts then separate all of the leaves.  Alternatively, you possibly can merely simply chop up the brussels sprouts for extra of a shredded salad to hurry up the method, however I simply personally desire the look of the leafy brussels sprouts on this dish!
3. Sauté.  This not solely provides taste to the brussels sprouts, however makes that vibrant inexperienced colour actually pop!  Drizzle a bit of olive oil in giant skillet and add brussels sprout leaves, garlic and season with salt and pepper.  Sauté for only one to 2 minutes, simply sufficient to get them coated with garlic and warmed via.  We would like a vibrant inexperienced colour and crunch, not charred brown leaves!
4. Toss the salad.  In a big bowl, combine collectively brussels sprouts, heat brown rice, walnuts and add lemon juice plus the zest.  Season with further salt and pepper, as wanted, and revel in!

Prepping and Storage

To Make forward:  To prep this salad forward of time, prepare dinner the brown rice and wash, trim and separate the brussels sprout leaves.  Retailer the rice and brussels in separate containers and if you end up able to make the salad, merely heat up the brown rice and sauté the brussels sprouts with olive oil and garlic as per the directions.

To Retailer:  This salad may be saved in a sealed, hermetic container for about 3 to 4 days within the fridge.  Be happy to benefit from the salad chilly or re-heat it in a skillet or microwave for a bit.

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