Layered Maple Bacon Brussels Salad
Need a gluten free side dish? Layered Maple Bacon Brussels Salad could be an outstanding recipe to try. This recipe makes 12 servings with 349 calories, 11g of protein, and 25g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of pecans, salt, baby spinach, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Heat oven to 400°F. Spray baking pan with sides with cooking spray.
Place bacon in single layer on pan.
Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until crispy, turning once.
Drain on paper towel-lined plate; strain drippings into bowl, and set pan aside. Crumble bacon.
Place pecans on another baking pan. Roast 7 to 12 minutes or until fragrant and slightly browned. Cool completely on pan.
Increase oven temperature to 425°F. In large bowl, toss Brussels sprouts, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and maple syrup with 1/4 cup of the bacon drippings. Reserve remaining drippings for another use. Toss to coat and transfer to the pan used to cook the bacon. Roast 30 to 45 minutes or until sprouts brown and are tender when pierced with skewer or paring knife. Stir sprouts and cooking liquid; cool on pan, about 15 minutes.
In large bowl, toss apples thoroughly in vinegar, then drain and transfer to plate.
In 6-quart trifle bowl or glass bowl, layer as follows: Start with the sprouts, being careful to keep sides of bowl clean while filling. Top with half of the spinach, then half of the blue cheese.
Add apples, then remaining spinach, pecans, remaining blue cheese and bacon.