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Layered Maple Bacon Brussels Salad

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  • Prep 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
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Say hello to fall with this beautiful layered salad, chock-full of sumptuous, healthful ingredients that taste as good as they look!
Updated Nov 20, 2013
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb thick-sliced bacon
  • 2 cups pecans
  • 2 lb Brussels sprouts, trimmed, cut in fourths
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 4 apples, cored, cut into wedges, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 4 cups packed baby spinach
  • 2 cups crumbled blue cheese (8 oz)

Steps

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    Place pecans on another baking pan. Roast 7 to 12 minutes or until fragrant and slightly browned. Cool completely on pan.
  • 3
    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.
  • 4
    In large bowl, toss apples thoroughly in vinegar, then drain and transfer to plate.
  • 5
    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.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Add dried cherries or cranberries for an extra pop of color.
  • tip 2
    While this salad is great fresh, tossed on the day it's made, it's also lovely served hot the next day. Simply pour leftover salad into a casserole dish and bake at 350°F 20 to 30 minutes, until cheese is melted and sprouts are warmed through.
  • tip 3
    Don't have a 6-quart trifle dish or bowl? No problem. You can easily halve this recipe.
  • tip 4
    Try candied pecans instead of plain roasted nuts for added sweetness.

Nutrition

320 Calories, 21g Total Fat, 10g Protein, 23g Total Carbohydrate, 13g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
320
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
21g
32%
Saturated Fat
6g
30%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
1090mg
46%
Potassium
590mg
17%
Total Carbohydrate
23g
8%
Dietary Fiber
5g
22%
Sugars
13g
Protein
10g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
35%
35%
Vitamin C
45%
45%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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