My Favorite Foods: Brussels Sprouts

I am no food blogger, nor am I any sort of cooking expert. Mostly I cook by throwing a bit of this and a bit of that into a pot, or bowl, or what-have-you. But if you'll indulge me, I'd like to occasionally share  some of my favorite things to cook and eat. Today I have a recipe (of sorts) from yesterday's lunch, roasted Brussels sprouts.

Here's how I do it. 

Pre-heat your oven to 425.

Clean and chop the Brussels sprouts.

Toss the chopped Brussels sprouts with olive oil, a touch of rice vinegar, smoked Spanish paprika, cayenne pepper, and a good quality salt (I used Red Alder Smoked Finishing Salt from the Meadow.) I can't tell you exactly how much of each of these I use, as I said, I don't measure. I just add the ingredients to taste.

Spread the mixture into a single layer in a pan.

Cook 15-20 min until brown. Toss once midway through. I like to let mine get a little burnt because I like the caramelized taste they acquire.

Comments

[margene]

Roasting is a wonderful way to bring out the flavor of veggies, but your additions make it all the more wonderful.

[Carole]

I love roasted Brussels sprouts! Dale likes them steamed so I go back and forth when I cook them.

[Laura]

I recently got hooked on the roasted Brussels sprouts at my local Whole Foods. They tell me the trick is to use lots of olive oil. I also use sea salt. Can't wait to try your version. I just happen to have some in the refrig ready to go!

[Mousy Brown]

I love sprouts but I've never tried roasting them...I'll definitely be giving it a try! Thanks for the tip :)

[Kym]

Roasted-anything is pretty darn good! Those sprouts look awesome; easy and tasty!

[Vicki]

I haven't met a roasted vegetable that I don't love! Try a splash of balsamic vinegar sometime!

[Suzanne]

Yummy! I have a bag of sprouts in the fridge marked for dinner.

[Mary]

Roasting is my favorite way to cook vegetables (well, most foods, really!) - it's easy and brings out the flavors. And those browned bits at the bottom of the pan...yum!

[thea]

I love roasting brussel sprouts! And since last Rhinebeck, I often combine em with cauliflower.....

[Pogknits]

Thanks for the inspiration! We had oven roasted Brussels sprouts for supper last night because of you! And the crispy bits were the best part! Yumm!

[steph]

do you think we could revamp the food pyramid and make brussel sprouts its own food group? Love those things. This sounds yummy. (I'm home alone tonight for dinner....guess what I'm going to have?)

[Kathy]

Yummy. Love them!

[Photoknitgal (Robbie)]

I love roasted Brussel sprouts. The seasonings you used sound great. Can't wait to try it.

Thanks.