Healthy Christmas side dish recipe for 8 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has olive oil, shallot, golden caster sugar, raisin, sherry vinegar, brussels sprout, flaked almond and paprika.
Sprouts with sticky shallots
Course: Healthy Christmas side dish
Servings
8
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Paprika: pinch paprika (optional)
- Shallot: 10 shallots, finely sliced
- Sherry Vinegar: 4 tbsp red wine or sherry vinegar
- Golden Caster Sugar: large pinch golden caster sugar
- Raisin: 100g raisin
- Flaked Almond: handful flaked almonds, toasted
- Brussels Sprout: 1kg Brussels sprout, trimmed
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan and sizzle the shallots for 5 mins until starting to colour. Sprinkle over the sugar, stir well, then add the raisins and vinegar. Simmer for 5 mins to make a sticky mix, then set aside.
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then tip in the sprouts. Cook for 5 mins, then drain well, add to the shallot pan and toss everything together. Serve scattered with flaked almonds and a sprinkling of paprika, if you like.
