Recipe: BRUSSELS SPROUT SALAD WITH RASPBERRY DIJON VINAIGRETTE

How beautiful is this salad??? How many colors are represented in your salad? The more colors you put on your plate, the more vitamins and minerals you will consume during that meal! Think Color!

INGREDIENTS:

Brussels Sprout Salad

·         3 cups Brussels sprouts, sliced in half, seasoned with extra virgin olive oil (spray), pepper

·         1.5 cups red cabbage, chopped or sliced

·         1.5 cups of carrots, shredded (shred your own or by prepackaged shredded carrots)

·         ½ cup of dried cranberries (or other dried fruit such as raisins and dried cherries)

·         ½ cup walnuts, chopped

·         Optional: 1 orange for fresh orange zest to garnish salad

Raspberry Dijon Vinaigrette

·         1.5 cup of raspberries (fresh or frozen)

·         ¼ cup of fresh lemon juice

·         2 Tablespoons of white wine vinegar

·         1.5 Tablespoons of olive oil

·         1.5 Tablespoons of Dijon Mustard

·         1 Tablespoon of honey

DIRECTIONS:

Yield: 8 Servings (1 cup of salad with 2 Tbsp of vinaigrette)

Season Brussels sprouts and roast in a hot oven (400 F) for 30 minutes until a golden brown (turn once). Cool. Mix all the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Place all the vinaigrette ingredients into a blender and mix until the raspberries are pureed and the dressing is a smooth consistency (strain/sift the dressing to remove the seeds). Add half the dressing to the salad and mix thoroughly. Serve the salad immediately or refrigerate until you are ready to serve.Optional: garnish your salad with 1 tsp of orange zest.

*The remaining dressing can be saved and refrigerated to be used for other salads, coleslaws and/or as a marinade for meat.

Nutrition Information Per Serving: 1 cup of salad with 2 Tbsp of vinaigrette

Food weight: 1.5, Calories: 125, Fat: 6 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Carbohydrate: 17 g, Dietary Fiber: 4 g, Protein: 3 g, Sodium: 33 mg

Brussels Sprout Salad (without dressing):  1 cup

Food weight: 1.0, Calories: 103, Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Carbohydrate: 14 g, Dietary Fiber: 3 g, Protein: 3 g, Sodium: 33 mg

Raspberry Dijon Vinaigrette: 2 Tablespoons

Calories: 22, Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Carbohydrate: 3 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Protein: 0 g, Sodium: 0 mg