Easy Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing

If you love roasted vegetables, you’re going to love this easy to make Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad. Crispy roasted Brussels sprouts with sweet potatoes, dried cranberries, crunchy walnuts and creamy blue cheese drizzled with a simple Maple Balsamic Dressing. This recipe is the perfect side dish for the holidays and fall/winter seasons.

About this Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe:

As a Registered Dietitian, if there’s one thing that I know to be true, it’s that the best way to get people to eat more vegetables is to make them actually taste good. One of my favourite ways to do this is to roast them.

Seriously, I’m a roasted veggie fanatic. One reason roasted vegetables taste so good because we toss them in some fat (oil) and season them with things like salt, pepper and other spices. What’s great about roasting veggies is that you can play around with you favourite vegetables and flavours – it’s never boring! Take my Curry Roasted Cauliflower for example.

To take your roasted vegetables to the next level, you can also add flavour and texture by garnishing them with things like herbs, cheese, or nuts, like these Garlic Parmesan Roasted Potatoes.

Lucky for you, we’ve done all of these things in this super delicious and easy to prepare Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad recipe. It’s got crispy and warm seasoned Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes, sweet dried cranberries, crunchy walnuts, and creamy blue cheese. Best of all, it’s topped off with a Maple Balsamic Salad Dressing (which I originally created for my Autumn Kale Salad recipe) that will take you less than 5 minutes to make.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

To make the salad, here is what you’ll need:

• Brussels sprouts
• Sweet potatoes
• Shallot
• Avocado oil
• Garlic powder
• Salt and pepper
• Dried cranberries
• Walnuts
• Blue cheese

To make the dressing, here is what you’ll need:

• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• Maple syrup
• Dijon mustard
• Salt and pepper

Nutrition Benefits of Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad:

This recipe is packed with vegetables so sure enough, it’s packed with nutrition! Here are just some of the healthy nutrition benefits that this Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad recipe offers:

• Brussels sprouts are a great source of vitamin C (1 cup of Brussels sprouts provides 124% daily value of vitamin C), dietary fibre, and potassium. They’re also a plant-based source of iron.
• Sweet potatoes offer a variety of important nutrients like beta-carotene (which the body converts to vitamin A), vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium and fibre.
• Avocado oil is a source of both mono- and poly-unsaturated healthy fats.
• Walnuts are the highest source of omega-3 fatty acids out of all tree nuts. In addition to healthy fat, they also provide a moderate amount of protein (4 grams per ounce).

How to Make this Brussels Sprout Sweet Potato Salad:

To make this tasty and nutrient-packed dish, all you’ll need is the ingredients listed above, a baking sheet, a mason jar, and about 40 minutes.

We’ll mix everything right on the baking sheet, so you won’t even need a mixing bowl. Start by adding the prepped veggies to the baking sheet and tossing them with the avocado oil. After this, season them with garlic powder, salt and pepper, then toss again.

Put the baking sheet in the oven and roast the vegetables for 25 to 30 minutes until they are browned and crisp, removing them from the oven halfway through to give them a toss. This will help them cook more evenly. While the veggies cook, you can whip up the dressing by shaking all of the dressing ingredients together in a mason jar (pictured above). I told you it takes less than 5 minutes!

Once the vegetables are done roasting, it’s time to toss them together with the dried cranberries, walnuts, and blue cheese. You can do this right on the baking sheet, or transfer the vegetables to a serving dish and add the remaining ingredients there. Lastly, drizzle it all with the maple balsamic dressing and serve immediately!

Substitution Suggestions:

• Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes: While I washed and chopped my veggies myself, you can buy pre-chopped Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes to make prepping this recipe even easier.
• Shallots: I added thinly sliced shallots to this recipe, but you can use red onion if you prefer. Alternatively, you can omit them altogether.
• Avocado oil: I used avocado oil to roast my vegetables, but you can substitute this with olive oil if you prefer.
• Walnuts: I used chopped walnuts, but chopped pecans or almonds would also work well.
• Blue cheese: I know not everyone loves blue cheese, so you can use goat cheese instead if you prefer.

Storage Tips:

If you happen to have leftovers, you can store the leftover Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days. You can store leftovers of the dressing in a sealed container in the fridge up to 1 week. 

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