Brussel Sprouts Salad with Apples and Candied Walnuts
Nov 20, 2019, Updated May 16, 2023
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This Brussel Sprouts Salad with Apples and Candied Walnuts is an amazing Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish. Warm brussel sprouts loaded with tart apples and candied walnuts, this easy recipe is healthy and delicious!
Looking for more brussel sprouts recipes? They these Honey Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Honey Balsamic Glaze!
Easy Brussel Sprouts Salad Recipe
A Brussel Sprouts Salad packed with all things delicious! Full of fresh and savory flavors with sliced apples, candied walnuts, and pretty little Brussel sprouts to add to the crispy crunch.
Sweet and salty, healthy and delicious, this warm salad is perfect for a crowd, but also just as great to serve on any given day. AND it only takes 20 minutes to make. ?
How To Make a Salad with Brussel Sprouts
This addictive, hearty winter salad can be paired with all of your meals, but it sure looks pretty on a festive dinner table.
- First, you’ll want to cut up those brussel sprouts into fourths.
- Then cut the apples into about 1/4-inch slices. Use a green tart apple, like, Granny Smith.
- Next, add butter and olive oil to a skillet to heat up. Stir in the brussel sprouts and cook for 4 minutes. Add the apples; season with salt, pepper, and fresh chopped rosemary. Cook for an additional 4 to 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring frequently.
- In the meantime, make the candied walnuts by combining butter and sugars in a skillet and then stir in chopped walnuts.
- Transfer the brussel sprouts and apples to a serving bowl and stir in the candied walnuts. Garnish with pomegranate seeds (optional) and serve.
I like to add feta cheese to this salad sometimes, but bleu cheese would also be great. Chopped crispy bacon would be EVEN better! ? Also, if you don’t have pomegranate arils, you can add dried cranberries instead. Lastly, FYI, this salad is good when served warm OR cold.
What Pairs Well with Salads
- Brussel Sprouts with Apples will go with just about anything, from a delicious Turkey Breast to this amazing Pork Loin to this delightful Prime Rib and everything in between.
How To Store Cooked Brussel Sprouts
- This is an easy Brussel sprouts recipe to make and it lasts a couple of days in the fridge. Just store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for 2 to 3 days.
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Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apples and Candied Walnuts
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound brussels sprouts,, quartered
- 2 small tart apples,, cut into 1/4-inch slices (You can also use 1 big apple)
- salt and fresh ground black pepper,, to taste
- ½ teaspoon fresh chopped rosemary
- pomegranate arils, , for garnish
For the Walnuts
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in a large 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
- Add the Brussel sprouts to the skillet and cook for 4 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the apple slices, salt, pepper, and rosemary; cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
- In the meantime, prepare the walnuts by starting to melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Add the sugars to the melted butter and stir until incorporated; mix in the walnuts and continue to stir around for about a minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Remove the Brussels sprouts and apples from the heat and let cool for a minute.
- Spoon the salad onto a serving plate and garnish with candied walnuts and pomegranate arils.
- Serve.
Nutrition
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This recipe was originally published on November 16, 2013, and updated with new photos on November 20, 2019.
I don’t think there’s a better pairing than bsprouts with apples and candied walnuts. Divine 🙂
I am definitely a ‘side’ eater and this recipe is beyond AMAAAAAAAAAZE!!!
Thank you, Betsy!! 🙂
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving on this side of the pond, but I’ll take this salad any day!
Kate,
This looks wonderful! I’m not busy cooking for Thanksgiving, I’m busy fixing all the things my spouse missed. Like fried egg sandwiches, because he ate powdered eggs for 6 months. And a BLT, because my CSA farmers saved a quart of heirloom tomatoes for him–and boy are they appreciated, as he’s not at all burnt out on summer tomatoes.
Thanks!
YAY! Hubby is enjoying real food!!!!!! AND I want your tomatoes!! 😀
I cooked all day. It was wonderful. Brussels sprouts are one of my favorite veggies. These looks amazing! Cannot wait to try them out.
Such a gorgeous salad, I love everything about it!
Yes to Brussels sprouts with apples! This sounds fantastic!
This had to go on my holiday menu. I love the rustic looks this dish has, and what a delicious combination of ingredients!
This dish is beautiful. You’ve just made me want to give Brussels sprouts another chance. Maybe. 😀
Brussels sprouts are my favorite part of Thanksgiving and probably the only traditional food I eat at the holiday. The flavor combo in this is so yummy!