Although this may not be the most photogenic or time efficient dish, it is quite a tasty one!
My method was fairly standard and modified from the following recipes which I found online:
- Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada’s Brussels sprouts with caramelized onions and pistachios
- BBC – Food’s Brussels sprouts with caramelised onions and toasted almonds
- Brussels Sprout Hash with Caramelized Shallots
Brussels sprouts and caramelized onion
1 T vegetable oil
1 onion, quartered and evenly sliced (not too thick)
1 c Brussels sprouts, outside leaves removed and thinly sliced
½ t sea salt
1 T balsamic vinegar
½ t black pepper
¼ c kidney beans (optional)
1. Begin to caramelize the onion in a large non-stick pan. Online tutorials here and here. Keep pan at medium-high temperature. Be sure to monitor the onion pieces carefully and stir fairly regularly to make sure that they do not burn. Do not rush! (Note: I attempted to do this without oil, and it took significantly longer as I had to wait for the water to evaporate before the caramelization process began.)
2. Stir in the sea salt.
3. As the onions begin to brown, stir in the hashed Brussels sprouts.
4. When the onions and Brussels sprouts are both completely caramelized, stir in the vinegar, black pepper, and kidney beans. (Note: many of the recipes I found for this dish included pistachios or almonds. I can not eat tree nuts and had to use a substitute. This recipe, which would require vegan modification, uses lentils.)
Makes enough for one incredibly delicious serving.
- Aly
Cecilia said,
July 27, 2008 @ 3:28 am
Thank you for the recipe … it is now in my recipe folder … along with 100000000 other recipes ;0)
The voracious Vegan said,
July 27, 2008 @ 5:29 am
This is great! So healthy and tasty looking. Caramelized onions really are one of my favorite things!
VeggieGirl said,
July 27, 2008 @ 7:24 am
Looks pretty photogenic to me; and totally worth the effort!! YUM!!
Katy said,
July 27, 2008 @ 8:42 am
I love carmelized onions on everything, so this dish looks perfect to me!
Shelby said,
July 27, 2008 @ 9:34 am
mmm, this looks heavenly! I’ve never tried brussels sprouts but I think I might have to now.
Theresa said,
July 27, 2008 @ 6:32 pm
I’ve recently learned that I absolutely love brussels sprouts, so I’ll have to give this recipe a go. Thanks for visiting my blog, and of course you can add me to your blog roll–as long as you don’t mind if I do the same :-)
Nicole said,
July 27, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
I made this tonight! It was so good. Thanks for the recipe!
Aly said,
July 27, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
Thanks everybody :)! If you try it out, be sure to let me know how it goes!
Theresa: excellent!
Nicole: I am really glad you liked it :D!
Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said,
July 27, 2008 @ 8:37 pm
This looks so tasty. And there must be something in the air, because I have a caramelized onion recipe in the hopper for tomorrow! But I put mine in a dip, not so healthy as your recipe.
Ben said,
July 28, 2008 @ 9:58 am
I finally found your blog!
Tasty.
Bianca- Vegan Crunk said,
July 28, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
I love Brussels but I usually get stuck in a rut where I only roast them with a little oil. This looks like an awesome and different use…
shellyfish said,
July 28, 2008 @ 1:59 pm
Two of my most favourite things in one dish?!?! Love it! Sounds & looks delicious!
danmoo | veganalternativeperth said,
July 29, 2008 @ 12:10 pm
I love the sound of this ugly little dish and can’t wait to try it!
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