Caesar Brussel Sprouts

This is a Salad that is so popular in my family that I never get to have any of the leftovers. If my aunt is around, she will take all the leftovers of this salad with her. I am actually making this tomorrow, with teenagers home and everyone in and out of the house, I love having this as a go-to snack. Watch out its addictive. #junkfoodkids on Instagram when you make a junkfoodkids recipe and get featured in the weekly recipe roundup.

Makes 6 servings
Carbs 11.3g Protein 8.3g

1 lb. fresh Brussel sprouts shaved

Dressing
1 garlic clove grated
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup grated parmesan and asiago blend cheese
2 tbsp white champagne vinegar
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1tsp lemon juice
1 tsp coconut sugar
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper

Nuts
1 cup pecans
1 tbsp Irish butter
1/2 cayenne pepper

Directions
Place brussel sprouts in a bowl. Put all the dressing ingredients into a blender. Blend on medium until ingredients are emulsified. Pour over brussel sprouts, toss brussel sprouts in dressing until evenly coated with dressing. Cover bowl and place in refrigerator until ready to serve. Pre-heat oven 350 degrees. Rough chop Pecans. Place pecans on a cookie sheet. Roast for about 8 minutes moving around every 3 or four minutes. Melt butter in a heat-safe bowl in the microwave. Add Cayenne pepper to butter and whisk. Toss roasted pecans with butter mixture until evening coated. Let pecans cool. When ready to serve the salad, toss in pecans.

Hardback

Ebook

Comments

The Versatile Blogger Award

I am so excited to announce that Healthy Mom for Junk Food Kids has been awarded the Versatile Blog Award by The Antics of An Autism Mom . I was so surprised when Jen sent me the message. If you get a chance please visit Jen's site The Antics of An Autism Mom . I'd like to say thank you to to Jen for giving me this award. I feel honored that my work is being recognized. Thank you so much! Recipients of this award are asked to: Thank the person that nominated their blog for the award with a backlink to them. List 7 things about themselves. Award 15 newly discovered blogs with the award and notify them of the award. So here we go 7 things about me...... I love to cook as everyone knows but I hate the cleaning!! I love to garden, sometimes I get lost in time in my own yard! I would love to go to Italy and cook with local people. I love animals, I am a total sucker for puppies and their chicken noodle breath! I love to read and my friends always call me

Carmel Apple Cake

I have been craving apples and have more ideas on the horizon so stay tuned. This cake exceeded my expectations. And the carmel sauce got rave reviews. The cake did not make it more than a few hours and I was thinking of making another. Ingredients for cake 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp of unbleached all purpose flour 3/4 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp salt 3 very large organic apples, peeled, cored and chopped into 1-inch chunks 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp Frangelico 1 tsp vanilla 6 tbs butter, melted Ingredients for Carmel Sauce 6 tbsp organic butter 1 tsp frangelico 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup organic milk Directions; This cake is a couple of steps but it really is worth the extra effort. Pre-heat oven to 350. Peel, core and chop apples into cubes. sift flour, baking powder, and salt. with a whisk mix in melted butter until crumbly. In a separate bowl cream eggs and sugar until slightly frothy. Add in Frangelico and vanilla. Mi

Taste Of Summer Salad

15 oz. bag of organic spinach 6 to 8 sliced organic strawberries 1 avocado 2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese 2 tbsp chopped pecans Dressing: 1 clove garlic 2 tsp honey 2 tsp spicy brown mustard 2 tbsp Raspberry vinegar 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 4 tbsp olive oil Directions: peal and remove pit of avocado. Slice avocado and place ingredients for salad on plate. Grate garlic and mix dressing ingredients together. I like to put the dressing on the side so that each person can adjust the amount they want. Green Shellfish Pink Gluten Blue Soy Red Eggs Orange Fish Image: Dino De Luca / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Junk Food Kids

Search This Blog