Shaved Brussel Salad

Maybe it's St. Patrick's day,

but lately we've had an unusual

craving for this green "mini cabbage"

as they call it.

One of our favorite ways to eat

this super food is in a salad form.

We first discovered it at one of our

favorite local restaurants Mia Sorella,

a sister restaurant of another favorite,

Trattoria Marcella. It was so amazing,

we just had to make it ourselves.

The Mia Sorella Salad is dressed

with Green Goddess dressing (homemade of course),

bacon, and gorgonzola cheese.

For ours, we decided to put a small

Italian spin on it and used Salami and Mozerella

for our toppings, and stuck with the Green

Goddess dressing.

To make the salad, you need about 1 pound of

brussel sprouts per person eating. Then, take your

brussels and cut off the bottom.  Remove all the loose,

dark leaves. Then take your brussel and halve it

length wise. Then, starting at the short end of the half

begin to "shave" long cuts.

Dress the salad with your dressing,

cheese, meat, and pepper if you 

prefer, and enjoy with a nice glass

of Cabernet, which this salad

happens to pair very well with!

This Salad makes for a great

side dish, or is a meal in itself!

Enjoy!

fox + gypsy