Shaved brussels sprouts salad with avocado, blueberries, apples, walnuts, and citrus dressing – a healthful and vibrant salad for any time of year!
Today at 11:23 AM pacific time, I turn twenty-seven years old!
I’m over the meadow and through the woods, that’s for sure. Sign me up for water aerobics, I’ve got joints to preserve!
Twenty-seven spells adult in at least ten languages and I’d like to say 27 buys me some wisdom but this adult still feels 15.
In my ripe state, there are little things I remind myself all the time. Lessons learned that I get to re-learn quarterly until they hopefully stick.
Here are some oldies but goodies:
Trust yourself. Embrace vulnerability. Seek beauty…every day. Stand tall and stand your ground. Utilize your resources. You don’t get what you don’t ask for. Harrison Ford was a hunk when he was 27. Eat fiber.
It would be appropriate to show you something dripping with chocolate and peanut butter today but I have something that suits my fancy all the same. It’s a shaved Brussels sprouts salad with all sorts of goodies like blueberries, apple, walnuts, avocado and a homemade dressing.
While I typically don’t use the terms, “addicting” and “salad” in the same sentence, this salad was addicting. I et it dead.
If you have never shaved Brussels sprouts and made a salad out of them, I definitely recommend it!
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds brussels sprouts trimmed and thinly sliced
- 1 large avocado diced
- 2/3 cup blueberries
- 1 large apple peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1/2 cup red onion thinly sliced
- 2/3 cup raw or roasted walnuts
For the Dressing:
- 1/3 cup avocado oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice or cider vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Rinse the brussels sprouts well and chop off the tough ends and discard. Hold the brussel sprout on its side with one hand while using a sharp knife to thinly slice it using the other hand - you're looking for very thin strands. Repeat for all of the brussels sprouts.
- Add all of the salad ingredients, including the shaved brussels sprouts to a large mixing bowl.
- Stir together the ingredients for the salad dressing in a measuring cup or mixing bowl.
- Pour desired amount of the salad dressing over the salad and toss until everything is well coated. Taste the salad for flavor and add sea salt to taste.
- Serve with your main entrée and enjoy!
ashley - baker by nature
Thursday 13th of June 2013
Happy (belated) birthday!!! This salad looks aaaaaamazing! xo
Kari@Loaves n Dishes
Friday 7th of June 2013
Happy belated birthday Julia!!!!!! Apart from chocolate, salads are my favorite think to eat! My husband hates brussel sprouts, but I adore them. I'm sooo digging all the yummy stuff in this healthy looking salad.
Ann
Friday 7th of June 2013
Happy Belated Birthday! I'd give anything to be 27 again. *sigh* Do you think eating brussel sprouts will make me feel like I'm 27 again? Guess there's only one way to find out, huh? :-)
Sugar et al
Thursday 6th of June 2013
Happy Birthday Julia! I love brussel sprouts & the idea of a shaved brussel sprouts salad sounds fantastic. That's a very healthy way of celebrating your birthday but I do hope you indulge in a bit of chocolate and peanut butter too. Have a great birthday, my friend!
Min
Wednesday 5th of June 2013
Happy Birthday, Julia! I roast brussel sprouts all the time but have never shaved and used them as the main salad greens. What a brilliant idea! Must try soon ;). Hope you have a blessed day!