Brussels Sprouts Bacon Salad
You may think you hate brussels sprouts until you have this amazing, super crisp bacon-loaded salad – even your pickiest of eaters will gobble this up instantly!
I don’t know about you guys but I thought I hated brussels sprouts up until today. Until I made it in a salad and added bacon. But not just any kind of bacon. I tossed this salad with a boatload of incredibly crisp, crumbly, cherry hardwood smoked bacon.
Seriously, how can you ever go wrong with a salad that involves bacon? And with a tangy, sweet lemon vinaigrette, this salad has all the flavors of a refreshing salad with those crunchy bacon bits in every bite. It’s the perfect Thanksgiving side dish to cleanse your palate from all those heavy carbs you’ll be devouring that day!
Brussels Sprouts Bacon Salad
Ingredients
- 6 slices Jones Dairy Farm Cherry Hardwood Smoked Sliced Bacon, diced
- 12 ounces brussels sprouts, trimmed, finely grated or shredded with a knife
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
For the lemon vinaigrette
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- To make the vinaigrette, whisk together olive oil, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, and sugar in a small bowl; set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- To assemble the salad, place brussels sprouts in a large bowl; top with bacon and almonds. Pour the dressing on top of the salad and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately.
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Jones Dairy Farm. All opinions expressed are my own.
This was a fantastic salad. I scaled it down and substituted honey for the sugar. Thank you for a wonderful Brussels sprouts salad. I will be making this often!
I am a brussel sprout lover, and of course I love bacon 😉 this salad looks perfect!!
Are the Brussel sprouts raw?
Yes, they are raw.
I’ve got to admit that I’ve never tried brussels sprouts. I have nothing against them but I’ve just never made them. Anyway, your salad is making me want to try them!!
You definitely need to try it. It’ll change your life! Okay, maybe it’s not that dramatic but you still need to give it a chance!
Yes, bacon is the gateway to brussels sprout love, it’s true! There’s a restaurant at town that basically just fries brussels in bacon grease. So bad, so tasty.
Bacon grease is the best!
Throw in an apple with the brussel sprouts. That way you add a sweet flavour and you can reduce the amount of sugar.
I used to hate brussels sprouts and now i’m madly in love! Brussels sprouts and bacon – definitely a pair made in the kitchen.
This salad is so easy but those bacon flecks are the crown. I have to try this out!
This is utterly brilliant. I want to dig right in. I am a huge Brussels sprouts lover and I never thought of preparing them this way, thanks!
i fell in love with brussels sprouts only since last thanksgiving. i cant get enough of them now.
Don’t they say bacon makes everything better? Loving that lemon vinaigrette!
Seriously awesome! I could eat this by the bowl full if I did get such a terrible stomach ache from too much veggie.
Bacon fat makes everything better!
Brussels sprouts and bacon just go together so well but I especially love the lemon vinaigrette you used to tie it all together.
LOVE. THIS. SALAD. I’m such a fun of brussels sprouts. And bacon. And lemon vinaigrette. Must make this!
so pretty. but I just made one myself, and I’m thinking I prefer my Brussels sprouts cooked… Maybe I should have added bacon!
What a beautiful salad. I can just imagine how delicious it is. A great way to eat my brussels sprouts.
This salad is vibrant! And looks so good! I’ve been meaning to make a brussels sprouts salad for forever, and this one might just end up being the one 🙂 Beautiful pictures Chung-Ah!
I used to HATE brussels sprouts, I’d gag around them. Now I love, love love them. And even if I didn’t love them, your gorgeous pictures would change my mind!
Agave is not listed in ingredients. How much do you recommend?
I will consider making this for family on Thanksgiving if someone else doesnt bring a salad. Or, I can just make and have all to myself!
Thanks for pointing that out, Helen! There is actually no agave in this recipe. It was a typo. It’s been fixed!
I love this bright, beautiful salad! I’ve recently discovered a love for brussels sprouts (with bacon, of course), and this dressing sounds perfect!