This is a lazy farmers dinner.
There really isn’t time to cook fancy dinners when there are weeds to pick, seeds to plant, and bugs to kill. Oh yeah, and The Voice is back on T.V. and we definitely need to set aside some quality time to watch that as well!
This is the kind of salad you make when life seems to be a little bit too hectic. You can throw this dinner together in a flash and guess what….It’s totally tasty! The combination of the sweet roasted apples with the roasted brussels is a match made in heaven. Easy, healthy and delicious. Our kind of meal! Dig in everyone.
Roasted Apple and Brussels Sprouts Grain Salad (serves 2)
1 TBS olive oil
1 large apple, cut into 1/4 inch chunks
1 1/2 cups of brussels sprouts, sliced in half lengthwise
1 red onion, cut into wedges
1 cup cooked grain (quinoa, millet, rice, ect.)
a few handfuls of spinach
a handful of parsley
a small handful of crushed walnuts
a few crumbles of blue cheese
For the Dressing:
2 TBS balsamic vinegar
3 TBS olive oil
1 TBS Honey
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
1 garlic clove minced
salt and pepper
Whisk all the ingredients for the dressing together and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 400. Drizzle brussels sprouts, apple and onion with 1 TBS olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Place on a prepared baking sheet and roast in the oven for about 25-30 minutes turning once.
Cook your grain of choice. Once grains are done cooking throw in a few handfuls of spinach in the same pot so that the spinach wilts up a bit.
Combine grains, apples, brussels, and onion. Divide among two plates and top with blue cheese crumbles, walnuts, parsley, and dressing. Enjoy!
This looks great, and I love the addition of blue cheese for even more flavor. I will be making something very similar tonight!
You always know just the combo of flavors I crave! Looks like a great salad.
Lol at that picture of you, too funny. For a lazy meal this looks mighty tasty!
I’m all about all things roasted right now. It adds just a great, caramelized flavor to fruit and veggies 🙂 Now you get to restin’ up so you can stay awake for The Voice!
haha! I just had some coffee so I can stay up for my favorite show!!!
Oh man, this week is going to be a bear so I’m definitely putting this delicious-looking salad on the meal plan. Yummay!
I can’t check your posts when I’m hungry. Now I have to run to the nearest farm store to pick up some fresh brussels sprouts…can’t wait to try that salad. be right back…;)
haha! Anna your posts have my stomach growling as well 🙂
I like the way you use brussels sprouts. And with apple, what a great idea! And blue cheese! Yeah, I love it.
haha! thanks Paula!
You always find a way to combine all my favourite ingredients in one bowl! Love the idea of roasting apples!
roasted apples are pretty tasty Natalie!
Making this tonight!
Do IT!!!
I’ve been meaning to get into The Voice! Everyone I know LOVES that show. AND! Omg, this salad looks divine!
What would you recommend as a cheese for this besides blue cheese, gorgonzola, feta as those give me migraines and I can’t eat them?
Hi Jenny,
This would taste great with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. However, you could totally forgo the cheese and it would still be tasty. Another option would be to combine a little tahini, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper and drizzle that on top of the salad. Even a drizzle of balsamic vinegar could be good! Go wild and let me know how it turns out!
I am going to try this, this weekend. YUM!! I think I might try the Tahini dressing and throw some pickled beets into the mix.
BTW…found your blog through my friends blog….Bevcooks 🙂
Thanks for reading along Jenny. And that salad is pretty tasty. Let me know how it turns out!
Once again, Andrea, you’ve got a killer flavor combo here. Love the red onion and the apples with the brussels sprouts. Like Becky says, I also really like how you roast them all for some killer flavors.
Thanks Tony! I take roasting veggies very seriously 🙂
My mouth is watering. This looks phenomenal! And I have a hunch “lazy” is the very LAST word that should be used to describe you guys. 😉
I came to your blog for the specific purpose of finding a roasted veggie recipe and loooooooky here! This is a mighty fine roasted veggie recipe and we just bought apples tonight – I can’t wait to roast me some of them!
This looks so yummy!! Also this photo made me think of your blog!/Users/Lesley/Desktop/tumblr_lysfcrbeqx1roh0cao1_500.png
Andrea, I just made this recipe for the first time for myself and a friend, and we could not quit moaning throughout each bite! SO delicious! Loved the roasted apples, onions and Brussels sprouts. The dressing….to die for. Mmm mmm! This will be a regular in my home now. Ready for you to come out with a cookbook! Thank you for sharing.
Can you eat this cold or it is recommended to serve hot? Thanks!
Chilled or room temperature is just fine!