Lactose Free Brussels Sprout Salad with Pomegranate and Walnuts
This shaved salad is a showstopper — crisp ribbons of Brussels sprouts tossed with jewel-bright pomegranate arils, sweet apple slices, crunchy walnuts, and a golden tahini dressing that ties everything together beautifully. The dressing is built from olive oil, lemon juice, tahini, honey, turmeric, and ginger, which means it's completely dairy-free by nature — no swaps or substitutions needed. That short rest after dressing the sprouts is the secret move here: it softens the raw leaves just enough to make them tender and deeply flavorful without any cooking. Salads like this can sometimes hide cream-based dressings or cheese toppings that make them off-limits, but every ingredient in this one is clean and plant-forward. The combination of textures — silky dressed greens, juicy pomegranate, and toasty walnuts — makes it feel far more indulgent than a simple salad has any right to. It works as a vibrant side dish or a satisfying light meal on its own, and it's the kind of recipe that genuinely impresses at a dinner table.
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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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