RECIPE | Brussels sprout salad with pomegranate seeds & nuts

If you've only ever eaten Brussels sprouts hot, you're missing out. Try this summery salad recipe

Brussels sprout salad with pomegranate seeds and nuts.
Brussels sprout salad with pomegranate seeds and nuts. (Greatstock/Stockfood)

Serves: 6

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

500g Brussels sprouts, scored with a cross in the stalk end

2 carrots, peeled and sliced into thin rounds

1 large Granny Smith apple, cored, quartered and thinly sliced

45ml (3 tbsp) dried cranberries

45ml (3 tbsp) walnuts or pecan nuts (or replace with a mixture of seeds)

½ pomegranate, seeded

Salt

1 large handful chives, snipped

Method:

1. Cook the Brussels sprouts in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender to the tip of a knife, 3-5 minutes. Drain well and refresh in cold water then drain and dry on paper towel.

2. Cut the sprouts in half and toss with carrots, apple, cranberries, nuts, pomegranate seeds and a generous pinch of salt in a large mixing bowl.

3. Spread out on a platter and sprinkle with the snipped chives before serving.