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15 Brussels Sprouts Recipes Even Longtime Skeptics Will Love

Our favorite ways to roast, fry, pickle, shred, and sauce our sprouts.

By

Anna Thomas Bates

Published September 19, 2024

Brussel sprouts and butternut squash salad — Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

Since becoming a darling of farm-to-table chefs around the country, Brussels sprouts have gone from reviled to embraced. No longer are they mercilessly boiled, robbed of their sweet, bright-green potential and left smelling of sulfur. Instead, we've found the best ways to highlight their sweet, nutty flavors through roasting, frying, pickling, and more. We put together 15 of our absolute favorite Brussels sprouts recipes to make, whether it's for a causal dinner or a large holiday feast.

Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
When hit with high heat until browned and crisp, Brussels sprouts turn out sweet and nutty.
Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Air-Fryer Brussels Sprouts With Preserved Lemon–Caesar Dressing
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
Thanks to fresh and preserved lemons, anchovies, Worcestershire, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and panko, this Brussels sprouts side dish is a festival of flavor and texture.
Air-Fryer Brussels Sprouts With Preserved Lemon–Caesar Dressing
Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Bacon
Serious Eats / Mateja Zvirotic Andrijanic
Brussels sprouts roasted with bacon and pecans make a delightful holiday side.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Bacon
Roast Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts With Spiced Honey-Herb Dressing
Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
Toss your sprouts and squash in a sweet, tangy dressing of fresh herbs, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, and mustard seeds for the ultimate fall salad.
Roast Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts With Spiced Honey-Herb Dressing
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Charred Brussels Sprouts and Leek Muchim With Coffee-Dijon Dressing
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
Marinate charred Brussels sprouts and raw leeks with a coffee-Dijon dressing for the ultimate Korean banchan-inspired salad.
Charred Brussels Sprouts and Leek Muchim With Coffee-Dijon Dressing
Pickled Brussels Sprout Halves
Serious Eats / Eric Kleinberg
These pickled Brussels sprouts are a wonderfully zingy addition to your cheeseboard or bloody Mary.
Pickled Brussels Sprout Halves
Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Chorizo and Sherry Vinegar
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
Brussels sprouts and smoky Spanish chorizo are perfect partners; here, the sprouts are roasted with the oil strained from sauteed chorizo, shallots, garlic, and smoked paprika, then tossed into the mixture and finished with sherry vinegar and honey.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Chorizo and Sherry Vinegar
Fried Brussels Sprouts With Shallots, Honey, and Balsamic Vinegar
Serious Eats / J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
Deep frying Brussels sprouts is a sure-fire cooking technique to bring out the best flavor and produce satisfyingly crispy exteriors.
Fried Brussels Sprouts With Shallots, Honey, and Balsamic Vinegar
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Kimchi and Ginger
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
Here, a balanced combination of tart and spicy kimchi, fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, and honey perfectly complements the nutty sweetness of Brussels sprouts.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Kimchi and Ginger
Creamed Brussels Sprout Gratin
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
In this recipe, bacon combined with reduced heavy cream and cheese creates an incredibly decadent and rich background for sprouts.
Creamed Brussels Sprout Gratin
Creamy Brussels Sprout and Mushroom Lasagna Recipe
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
If ultimate indulgence, supreme creaminess, and a ridiculous amount of tasty sauce are what you're after, this recipe—a layered lasagna with mushrooms, seared Brussels sprouts, and plenty of cheese—is a good way to get you there.
Creamy Brussels Sprout and Mushroom Lasagna Recipe
Salt-Wilted Brussels Sprout Salad With Hazelnuts and Goat Cheese Recipe
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
Salt-rubbed Brussels sprouts make a salad that's both tender and crisp—what more could you want?
Salt-Wilted Brussels Sprout Salad With Hazelnuts and Goat Cheese Recipe
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Seared Brussels Sprouts With Bacon Recipe
Serious Eats / Mariel De La Cruz
Searing Brussels sprouts in a ripping hot skillet not only heats them rapidly, it also chars the leaves a bit, developing the sort of rich, sweet, nutty flavors that only the best brassica-tinted dreams are made of.
Seared Brussels Sprouts With Bacon Recipe
Brown Butter-Sunchoke Soup With Brussels Sprouts and Bacon
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
A puréed sunchoke soup garnished with Brussels sprouts and bacon makes a cozy lunch or dinner when it's chilly outside.
Brown Butter-Sunchoke Soup With Brussels Sprouts and Bacon
Cobb Salad-Inspired Brussels Sprouts With Lemon Vinaigrette
Serious Eats / Jennifer Olvera
These Brussels sprouts are half flash-sautéed over high heat, half raw, to maintain some crunch. They're served at room temperature and stippled with pancetta (or bacon), blue cheese, tomatoes, and lemon vinaigrette.
Cobb Salad-Inspired Brussels Sprouts With Lemon Vinaigrette

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