Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan & Lemon
This shaved brussels sprout salad doesn’t require any cooking – you can eat these sprouts raw! Add some salty parmesan, pine nuts, lemon juice, and olive oil for a quick and easy salad!
I tried to eat pretty “clean” last week, after all of our traveling and Labor Day festivities. As as a result, I stocked the fridge with tons of vegetables. I made quite a few batches of kale chips & zucchini pasta but yesterday I realized the Brussels sprouts were sitting in the crisper drawer, untouched. I wasn’t sure how long they would keep (apparently at least a week!) so I decided to use them for dinner.
I thought about roasting them, but since the weather has still been pretty warm, a cool salad sounded much more refreshing. While it did take a little while to “shave” them, you save some time in the end, since you’re eating them raw. So it sort of all works out.
Tips for Shaved Brussels Sprouts
- Some stores carried “pre-shaved” Brussels sprouts. I can usually find them at places like Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Wegmans.
- If you don’t have a mandoline slicer, you can also use a shredding disk on a food processor. Just remove the stemmed end before you shred them in the food processor.
- You can also thinly slice them with a sharp knife, but be careful! It usually helps to hold on top the stemmed end while slicing. You want them as thin as possible.
Substitution Ideas
- I like using pine nuts but they can quite expensive, so feel free to substitute sunflower seeds for a lower cost option.
- If you want a sharper, salty flavor, try using Pecorino Romano instead of Parmesan cheese, or use a blend of both!
- You can also substitute shredded kale for some of the Brussels sprouts, for even more greens!
Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan & Lemon
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Vegetarian
Description
This shaved brussels sprout salad doesn’t require any cooking- you can eat these sprouts raw! Add some salty parmesan, pine nuts, lemon juice, and olive oil for a quick and easy salad!
Ingredients
- 1 pound of Brussels sprouts
- 2 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts or sunflower seeds
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Using a mandoline slicer (or a sharp knife) cut the Brussels sprouts into very thin slices. Discard the ends. You can also buy pre-shredded Brussels sprouts or use a shredding disk of a food processor.
- In a small dish, combine the olive oil and lemon juice.
- Toss the shaved Brussels sprouts with the olive oil and lemon juice.
- Shred the parmesan cheese on top with a fine cheese grater.
- Sprinkle with pine nuts or sunflower seeds and a pinch of salt.
I love that this is a crunchy salad (no wilted greens here!) and real parmesan cheese is what makes this dish so good!
Looking for a different way to use Brussels sprouts?
Try these Brussels sprout chips!
Or try these Spicy Brussels Sprout Tacos!
If you have leftover Parmesan, try this 15 minute Parmesan Orzo Pasta!
What’s your favorite way to eat brussels sprouts?
This looks awesome! I love Brussels sprouts with Parmesan. Or with bacon haha.
This looks and sounds amazing. I am a huge fan of brussels sprouts and will just snack on them. My husband thinks I am weird, but I love them.
Ok so this sounds great! I think I’ll be making it today. I love them roasted, but Gabby’s G Free has a salad with grapefruit dressing that is SO GOOD!
Ohhh YUM!! I’m definitely going to check that out!
I used to hate brussel sprouts as a kid because my mom always bought them frozen and then boiled them. Yuck! But now I love them because I buy them fresh. They look amazing in this salad! All of the textures and flavors sound perfect together.
Yikes, frozen and boiled probably isn’t the best way to eat them haha
love love brussel sprouts, but don’t love how restaurants tend to soak them in butter and herbs until they taste like something else entirely. this salad looks like the perfect way to make them – good mix of flavors while still keeping the brussel sprouts, well, brussel sprouts 🙂
I’ve never been a big brussels sprouts person, but this actually looks pretty darn good.
You going to the Byrd brings back memories of going to see all the midnight movies with my friends when I was in high school 🙂
This looks SO good! My first experience with the sprouts were not a good one, but this makes me want to give them a second chance! 🙂
this looks so good! I love any kind of brussel sprout meal! We’ve been making this as shaved brussel sprouts, with sausage (not vegetarian), spinach, maybe extra tomatoes, add some pecans and golden raisins and of course butter!
That’s such a good idea! I could probably get my kids to taste them if I did that. I love brussels sprouts but my kids won’t even try them.
I’ve never actually tried shaved sprouts before, but I can see how great they would be like this.