This recipe for Bacon and Brussels Sprout Salad was inspired by two sources. First, there’s a pre-packaged salad mix that contains shaved Brussels sprouts in addition to other ingredients that I have fallen in love with. The second source was my own Bacon and Broccoli Salad recipe. If you’ve been visiting Patty Cake’s Pantry for a while, you know that I love to save money, and this recipe was born out of a need to save some cash.

I was tasked with bringing a salad to a meal, and I had planned to make a broccoli salad, but when I got to the store, broccoli crowns were selling for $1.59 per pound. A pound of Brussels sprouts were only $0.89 per pound. I picked up both, but as I shopped, I wondered if I could use Brussels sprouts in a salad in place of broccoli. I returned the broccoli to the produce section and picked up another pound of Brussels Sprouts instead. This turned out to be a good decision.

What you will need to prepare this recipe:

From the Pantry:

• Dried Cranberries
• Chopped Pecans
• Sugar (or sugar substitute)
• Cider Vinegar

From the Refrigerator:

• Brussels Sprouts
• Bacon
• Mayonnaise

From the Root Cellar:

• Red Onion

Assembling this salad takes a bit of time for cooking the bacon and chopping the veggies, but it’s completely worth it. If you prefer, you can use already cooked real bacon pieces that you can purchase at the store to save that one step if you prefer. As I tasted this salad, I realized that it contained all of the flavors of fall, so it might be a great Thanksgiving side dish, but it’s great as a side to grilled meat, too.

Don’t make Bacon and Brussels Sprouts Salad too far in advance.

During one of my recipe tests, I made this salad the day before I needed it. My advice is DO NOT make this salad a day ahead. The cranberries bleed their color into the dressing, and the whole salad turns an unappetizing brownish color. It still tasted good, but it was ugly. It just didn’t look edible. Of course, this could have been caused by my inferior quality cried cranberries.

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Nutrition information was calculated for 1/8th of the recipe prepared according to the recipe above.

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