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I’ll be honest, I considered not posting this recipe. Why? Because it didn’t turn out so green. But it was a) too awesome not to share and b) if you can’t figure out that brussels sprouts are meant to be green then you should maybe crawl out from under your rock.
I’m posting it anyway.
In life I am a huge fan of green foods. It probably isn’t normal that I get overly excited about brussels sprouts and kale literally makes my heart flutter, but there are worse issues in the world to have. So I have a green food fetish…whatevs.
At the same time, I have come to discover that certain foods are not meant to be green. I’m looking at you green beer!
Let’s rewind to St. Patty’s Day 2010. I somehow had missed the boat on green beer in my prior 21 years and was determined to make up for it in one day. This my friends was a bad idea. In hindsight, the disasters that followed had absolutely nothing to do with the green beer, but I’m blaming it anyway.
You see I had a sidekick join me for my St. Patty’s Day Binge-drinkingfest. ESeids paid me a visit from SF and for having travelled all the way to Montreal to see me I knew I had to show her a good time. Fortunately I didn’t have to try hard since the entire McGill ghetto (yes this is what we call it) was out to play. We drank our green beers, gorged ourselves on pizza and passed out by 5:00 PM. GTs….
But then ESeids got sick. And no, we’re not talking alcohol sick, we’re talking THE STOMACH FLU. Which unfortunately terrorized her for 24 hours. I played nurse as best as I could and crossed my fingers so hard that I wouldn’t catch it. Despite it being clear that the green beer didn’t cause it, we blamed it anyway and vowed to never drink it again.
48 hours later, I was in the clear. Phew. ESeids had recovered and it was time to start raging once more. Apparently I’ve accumulated some bad karma because a few hours later I was hit hardcore by the stomach flu at a Calvin Harris concert. Let me tell you, the last thing you ever want to experience is the stomach flu at a rave. I can’t even begin to explain how this was one of the worst nights of my life. So I won’t.
Let’s just say the memory still haunts me in my dreams and green beer has been added alongside bacon to my foodie-hate list. Never again.
Roasted Rosemary Brussels Sprouts w/ Blueberries
Prep Time:Â 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients (Serves: 4)
- 2 lbs brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
- 1 pint blueberries
- 3 T fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1.5 T olive oil
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl combine brussels sprouts, HALF of blueberries, and rosemary.
3. Top with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Stir so all brussels sprouts and blueberries are coated.
4. Spread evenly on a parchment or silicone-lined baking sheet.
5. Sprinkle with sea salt.
6. Bake for 15 mins.
7. Remove from oven and flip over.
8. Bake for another 10 mins.
9. Remove from oven and add in remainder of blueberries.
10. Serve warm.
Any St. Patrick’s Day horror stories? What about bad food associations?
*Don’t forget you have up till Friday to post your GREEN recipe to be included in The Great St. Patrick’s Day Green Link-Up!
So creative, Davida! These look great!
Brussels and blueberries? Lady, you are brilliant. I don’t really have any St. Paddy’s day horror stories – I try to avoid going out on March 17th in London, because apparently London gets a little insane…hence why the only reason I have ever seen this city on National News was after the St. Patrick’s Day Riot on Fleming Drive a few years ago. Crazy college kids…
Brussels and bluebs?! Damnnnn girl! I could eat pound on pound of both bluebs and brussells but I’ve never had the pleasure of eating them together. It’s alllll about to change!!!
I wish I could make brussel sprouts more often, but Ryan has a pretty gnarly running story after eating them the night before. I’ll spare you that one. I threw up at a Zedd concert. I was on a new medication and we wolfed down In n’ Out before. I think it was the combo that had me keeled over the toilet while trying not to get kicked out. I was probably the only sober/non drugged out concert goer yakking in the bathroom. Now In n’ Out = bleh.
I would never think to put blueberries and brussel sprouts together but I will definitely have to try it!!
Talk about the worst time to get the flu! I will forever associate the worst cramps of my life with cheese and crackers – turns out I’m lactose intolerant. Oh well! Love this dish – your photos are beautiful! Like, WOW.
Confession: when J got sick on our time in Hawaii, I was seriously hoping it was food poisoning and not the flu so that I didn’t have to worry about catching it 😆 Omg I’m a horrible person. And I seriously need to get back to my kitchen so I can make this.
Haha omg that sucks so bad to get the stomach flu there!! At least the brussels look delish! I’ve been eating them by the pound lately so this is great to find a new way to make em.
Oh my god. I can’t even begin to imagine getting sick at a concert. That is the worst! I feel so bad for you right now even though that happened awhile ago! I love brussel sprouts and kale too!! Almost as much as green juice!
I keep saying that I need to try brussels sprouts again. Ok, actually I only say that when I see a recipe for brussels sprouts. I like the way you think adding blueberries to these.
The idea of having a stomach flu at a rave is too much for me to even imagine. Stomach bugs are LITERALLY the worst. You can make it with any other kind of sickness, but the second your stomach gives out, it’s like something comes in and takes control of your entire body, and you can’t do anything. I associated cranberry juice with my stomach bug for the longest time, so I refused to drink it. I say cranberry juice, you say green beer. Same thing.