Monday, February 26, 2007

Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Pine Nuts and Bacon

Source
Chez Mégane (she adapted it from an allrecipes.com recipe)

My Review
Excellent. Even if you typically don't like Brussels sprouts (and, yes, it appears that "Brussels" should be pluralized and capitalized - I looked it up), if you don't despise vegetables in general, you'll probably like this dish. D loved it when I made it for him on Thursday and we decided to add it to our Oscar party line-up as the dish for The Queen (I think of Brussels sprouts as being rather English based on my in-laws insistence that I must serve them for Christmas dinner).

Clearly, I substituted turkey bacon for the bacon given that D doesn't eat pig. Also, I found that shredding them using the slicing tool in a food processor was MUCH easier than using a mandolin or slicing by hand. Toasting the pine nuts is also key, though I found it much easier to toast them with a bit of olive oil in the pan. If you've never toasted pine nuts though, be careful: they burn very easily so you have to do it over low heat and watch carefully to remove them when lightly browned because they keep cooking after you remove them from heat.

Taste: Excellent
Ease: Easy
Ingredients: Minimal
Time: 10 minutes
Fresh herbs needed: None

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