Fall Brussels Sprout Salad with Apple, Pecans, and Blue Cheese

About This Recipe

This Fall Brussels Sprout Salad with apples, pecans, and blue cheese is a great side salad with roasted chicken, pork or Thanksgiving turkey.

Ingredients

• 4 cups thinly shredded brussels sprouts (12 oz total)
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped pecans (1 ounce)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced shallots
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese (or gorgonzola)
• 1 small honey crisp apple (or any sweet apple, cored and diced into matchsticks, skin on)

Instructions

1. Whisk olive oil, Dijon, shallots and vinegar with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
2. Pour over Brussels in a large bowl and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper, to taste.
3. Mix in apples and top with pecans and blue cheese.