Alpha Gal Friendly Brussels Sprout Salad with Pomegranate and Walnuts
This shaved Brussels sprout salad is the kind of dish that looks stunning on the table and tastes even better than it looks — crisp, jewel-toned, and packed with contrasting textures in every bite. For anyone navigating alpha-gal syndrome, finding satisfying meals that are completely free of mammalian meat and animal byproducts can feel limiting, but this salad is a natural fit with its entirely plant-based lineup of ingredients. The dressing is where things get really interesting: tahini, fresh lemon juice, raw honey, and a pinch of turmeric and ginger come together into something creamy, bright, and a little earthy all at once. Letting the shaved sprouts sit in that dressing for a few minutes before adding the other ingredients is the key move — it softens their raw bite just enough while keeping that satisfying crunch. Tart pomegranate arils, crisp apple slices, and roughly chopped walnuts get folded in at the end so every forkful has something going on. It's the kind of salad that converts Brussels sprout skeptics and holds up well enough to make ahead for a weeknight dinner or a holiday spread.
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4 servings
For the salad
- 1 lb brussels sprouts, tough outer leaves removed
- 1 medium apple, cored and thinly sliced
- ¾ cup pomegranate arils
- ½ cup dry-roasted walnuts, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 1 tsp raw honey
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
- ¼ tsp salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Trim the stem end of each Brussels sprout and halve them lengthwise. Place each half cut-side down and slice crosswise as thinly as possible — about 1/8-inch slices — using a sharp knife or mandoline, until all sprouts are shaved. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- 2
In a small bowl or jar, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, tahini, honey, turmeric, ginger, garlic, salt, and black pepper until smooth and emulsified.
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