Shaved brussels sprouts with fresh and dried fruits and nuts makes up a colorful and festive holiday salad.
Ingredients
4 heaping cups shaved brussels sprouts, prepare them by cutting off the stems and tearing off any brown leaves and thinly shaving them by hand with a knife, mandoline or food processor
½ cup plus more, for finishing the salad of freshly grated parmigiano reggiano cheese
1 cup fresh red grapes, sliced in half
½ generous cup of plump golden raisins
½ cup marcona almonds
handful of mixed greens or arugula
DRESSING
1 part fresh lemon juice to 3 parts olive oil
pinch of red pepper flakes
1 small garlic clove grated
a dollop of djon mustard
a teaspoon of honey
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Whisk up or shake in a jar all the dressing ingredients, taste to your liking by adding more or less of the ingredients.
Place all the salad ingredients into a large bowl, tossing everything together then spoon in the dressing ( you don't want it soggy, add a little at a time).
Taste for seasoning then either mound it high in a pretty bowl or serve it spread out on a pretty platter.
Shower the top with additional grated parmigiano reggiano.
Enjoy
Recipe by Proud Italian Cook at https://www.prouditaliancook.com/2021/11/brussels-sprouts-holiday-salad.html