Vegan Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
This easy vegan Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad needs just seven ingredients. It has a delicious medley of textures with sweet dried cranberries and crunchy sunflower seeds. Tying it all together is a creamy dijon mustard and maple syrup dressing.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 239kcal
Food processor (or knife if slicing by hand)
Blender (or bowl and whisk)
Large bowl for mixing salad
- 1½ pounds Brussels sprouts (trim and slice very thin using the thinnest slicing blade on your food processor or by hand)
- 1½ cups dried cranberries
- ¾ cup sunflower seeds (use roasted and unsalted seeds)
Make the salad dressing by placing all ingredients--olive oil, dijon mustard, maple syrup and apple cider vinegar -- in a blender bowl or in a bowl. Blend or whisk until a smooth, creamy salad dressing forms. Set aside.
Wash and trim the Brussels sprouts. Slice them thinly using the thinnest slicing blade on your food processor or with a knife. Place in a large bowl.
Add the cranberries and sunflower seeds to the bowl and mix.
Drizzle on the dressing and toss the salad to mix all ingredients thoroughly.
Serve at room temperature or slightly cold.
- To make this salad suitable for low-carb eaters, bringing down the net carbs to just 8 grams per serving, cut down the amount of cranberries to ½ a cup and replace the maple syrup with a tablespoon of any keto-friendly sweetener, including monk fruit sweetener, stevia or erythritol.
- This salad will keep well in the refrigerator for a couple of days, so it's fine to make it ahead. Bring back to room temperature or serve slightly cold.
- You can sub the dried cranberries with raisins for a variation.
- Pumpkin seeds or pepitas make a fine substitute for the sunflower seeds. Make sure you use the roasted, unsalted seeds. You can also use nuts, like toasted walnuts or pecans, chopped.
Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 435IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg