Have you been to Target lately? Have you seen, fell in love with and then purchased all the Hearth & Hand items from the new Chip and Joanna Gaines line? I stopped into Target last week and bought candles, the above platter and napkins, oh and a wood serving platter. I forced myself to put a few things back because I felt ridiculous and decided I’d make a second trip maybe? Not everything online was in my local Target so I’ll be placing an online order soon too.

Now this salad!!

I know there are Brussels sprout lovers and their are Brussels sprout non-lovers. I fall in the lovers camp and am always looking for new ways to serve them. Roasted Brussels sprouts is my absolute go-to, but shredded sprouts in a salad is my number two.

I dropped into my go-to local market and they had containers with the most dependable sprouts. I instantly had visions of a shaved Brussels sprout salad, adorned with ripe, juicy pears, shavings of Parmesan cheese and toasted hazelnuts.

Not only is this shaved Brussels sprout salad pretty but it took me less than 20 minutes to whip up!

For this Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad Gather:

Brussels sprouts
pear
parmesan reggiano
toasted hazelnuts
lemon juice
olive oil
kosher salt
black pepper

Start with about 1-1/2 pound of Brussels sprouts. Once you trim and peel off the outer leaves you will loose a bit of the weight, so you should end up with a little over a pound of sprouts when trimmed.

The dressing is SO straightforward and is only 4 ingredients. Start by adding 2 tablespoons fresh [strained] lemon juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, and then a pinch of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Next, only shake to combine.

Next, the Brussels sprouts. The most unfussy way to shave Brussels sprouts is by using the slicing disc in your food processor. This whole thing, start to finish, takes less than 5 minutes. Imagine slicing these by hand with a knife. No thank you.

Turn the shaved Brussels out onto your serving platter or bowl and then arrange the slices of pear, and top with Parmesan shavings, chopped toasted hazelnuts and freshly ground black pepper.

Lastly, drizzle with the lemon dressing.

A few turns of freshly ground black pepper and you’re good to go!

It’s simple salads like this that are my absolute regular.