Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Apple and Pancetta

Submitted by Annacia

"This colorful dish mixes balsamic vinegar, honey, and mustard for a balance of sweet and savory. At just 141 calories per serving, it’s a healthy option to round out any meal."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 12 ounces Brussels sprouts (trimmed and halved or quartered)
• 2 sweet cooking apples, cored and cut into wedges (such as Gala or Fuji)
• 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 3 ounces finely chopped pancetta or 3 ounces cooked ham
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons dijon-style mustard

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Line a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil; set aside. In a large bowl combine Brussels sprouts, apples, onion, pancetta, oil, salt, mustard seeds, and pepper. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking pan.
3. Roast, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes or until sprouts are tender, stirring once.
4. In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, honey, and Dijon mustard. Drizzle vinegar mixture over sprout mixture; toss gently to coat.

Reviews

[WiGal]

Lovely Brussels sprouts recipe! Dressing is a tad sour so next time I would reduce vinegar slightly. Used crisp bacon that I have frozen and stirred that in about 10 minutes before serving . I prepped this earlier except for apple. Served with recipe#294925 and recipe#504145.

 

[loof751]

Wow this is a terrific recipe! Used yellow onion instead of red and made half the recipe. Just loved the apples with the brussels, a lovely combination. The dressing is fantastic and I loved the addition of the mustard seeds too. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[KateL]

What a sumptuous side dish, perfect for holiday dinners! At our dinner table there were some odd remarks: from a Brussels sprouts lover, "the Brussels sprouts didn't stand out", and from a Brussels sprouts avoider, "this was good, but I wouldn't call this a Brussels sprouts dish because so much was going on." The rest of us just loved the recipe because it tasted so good! I loved how easy this was, too. Made for Best of 2013 tag game.

 

[Bonnie G #2]

I made this with only 2 changes based on what I had available. Used bacon and a sweet white onion. The rest I followed and what an awesome recipe. The blend of spices brings out the perfect mix of smoky bacon, tart vinegar and sweet. I used a very good balsamic vinegar and glad I did. There was only DH and me and between us we ate the entire batch and enjoyed every bite of it. Served with grilled pork chops and baked potato and a glass of Washington's best red wine. Very pleasant meal, simple and fast - I'll be using this one a lot

 

[CHEF GRPA]

One of our friends, who doesn't like brussels sprouts, asked for seconds! You really must try these. Perfect for an elegant dinner party but easy enough for a busy weeknight meal. But they were pleasantly surprised to me. Sered with recipe#511084 . Take that as all thumbs up. Awesome recipe! Thank You! PRMR 2013 Grpa