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I’ve been making a ton of salads lately. Normally for lunch and dinner, but this week I
went wild and started busting them out for breakfast.
Yes… salad for breakfast. What do ya think of it? I’ve gotta tell you – I’m totally digging it right now!
Salad for breakfast is refreshing. Salad for breakfast is quirky. Salad for breakfast makes bikini shopping so much less horrific.
BTW! Did you know people are totally bikini shopping already? True story, folks. I found myself browsing slim pickings over the weekend… who’s swimming in April? Whoever you are – take me with you. Please. I’ll bring salad and smiles!
Speaking of salad, let’s get back on track.
This sassy little sprout number is super simple, satisfying, and just a joy to gobble down in the morning (or really, anytime of day).
First order of business: fry up some bacon! Second: Shave your sprouts! Third: Poach your eggs! At this point you’re pretty much done.
But pretty much won’t cut it. We need our finishing touches!
In this case, our finishing touches come in the form of freshly shaved parmesan and a glorious bacon parm vinaigrette. Your vinaigrette gets its bacon-y kick from what else, but bacon grease. Bacon grease is money, I tell ya.
So now we’re at that part where I tell you all about how you need to run to your kitchen and make this immediately so that you too can find earth shattering happiness in the form of a salad. So ya know… get going!
Bacon & Egg Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad with Bacon Parmesan Vinaigrette – Baker by Nature
Makes one hearty salad – double as needed
Ingredients:
1 cup shaved brussels sprouts
3 slices bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled
2 poached eggs
1/4 cup shaved parmesan
1 tablespoon bacon fat (reserved from the bacon you cook)
Juice of half a lemon
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Fresh cracked pepper
Instructions:
Fry the bacon, reserving one tablespoon of the grease for the vinaigrette. Set aside. Shave brussels sprouts, and place in a large bowl. Now! Make your vinaigrette: in a small bowl whisk together bacon fat, lemon juice, half the parmesan, dijon mustard, and apple cider vinaigrette. Sprinkle the shaved brussels sprouts with black pepper, then add vinaigrette and toss well. Set aside while you poach your eggs. Once your eggs are poached, assemble your salad by adding the crumbled bacon, poached eggs, and remaining parmesan cheese on top of the shaved sprouts. Enjoy immediately.
Yum! Such a novel idea to make a salad for brekkie, Ashley! The vinaigrette sounds divine, too. The only thing I would *need* to add would be some sliced avos. This breakfast salad is going straight onto my menu plan for this weekend. Great job, girl! xo
I like how you used the Brussels sprouts!
This sounds absolutely incredible!
I love Brussles and this is so fun. And your eggs are just perfect looking!
I hate veggies and salads. buuuut, I do like brussels sprouts, I will try this!
Can you please teach me how to poach an egg?? Mine turn into disaster every time, but yours are perfect!
Confession: I bought a bikini. It’s sleeting here. I just needed to give myself hope that warm weather will come someday.
I’ll teach you to poach an egg any day girl! Just stop buying up all the cute bikinis 😉
Salad perfection!
Sounds delicious! And the pictures are lovely.
Love sprouts…love eggs…love me some of this salad!!!
This is right up my alley! What a great matchup of flavors!
I am in awe over this thing of beauty – I seriously think I could eat a salad like this every day and never get sick of it!!!
Thank so much, Faith! Your words are always the sweetest!
OMG, I love this salad! I am currently obsessed with brussels sprouts and love that you kept them raw here. . totally going to try this! And yes, re: bikini season: I am so not ready yet but the summer will be here sooner than we think! yes!
I’m so ready for the flip flop, margaritas outside, toes in the sand part of Summer… Just not the bikinis!
Are you kidding me right now?? Gorgeous photos and amazing recipe!! I want those eggs now!!
Ahh! Like many others, those eggs are speaking to me. I’m so impressed you took salad to the breakfast party–such a good idea. But ack. Let’s not talk about bikini shopping quite yet, pleeease! I am so not ready 🙁 (But I’m highly enjoying your blog :))
So i’m trying something new (today is day 1) where i cut out refined sugar…like completely. i guess a kind of detox? Anyway, it totally limits what I can eat so i’ve been trying to find things that look delicious but are only whole food based or whatever. this looks amazing!! totally making it. thanks for sharing!
Yay! This will be perfect comfort food for your new diet adventure.
Love how perfectly poached those eggs are. Now I want bacon!
Bacon salad dressing? Girl, you speak my langue. And salad for breakfast is a great idea! I need to fit into my bikini come July
Nooooooo! I’m NOT ready for bathing suits let alone bikinis!!!! I love the bacon grease dressing!!! This salad has so many tasty elements. A wonderful salad!
Um so you can totally come over and swim at my place in April. It’s already getting hot here in Arizona…springs over. Sad day 🙁
This tricky little breakfasty salad is awesome! Those eggs look great!
Girl if I ever find myself in Arizona I’m totally taking you up on that offer 😉
The colors in the salad are absolutely beautiful!
Oh, whats that? Bacon grease dressing for my salad? Why yes, yes I will have some o’ that! COZ IT SOUNDS AWESOME!
Oh yum, this looks and sounds so delicious!
Oh my word, this looks divine. I’m a salad addict, a bacon addict and an egg addict with 30 chickens who are working overtime on egg production right now. This is exactly the salad I need!!!
I made a big brussels sprout salad before I left for Hawaii (aloha!), but this one totally looks better. I love the idea of eating it for breakfast with an egg on top!
I want this for breakfast…or dinner! Delicious…
Okay, you are making me seriously hungry this morning! Love the sound of this salad, brussel sprouts are so good eaten this way and so much better for you than lettuce. Great dish, well done!
I made this this morning. It is completely awesome! Even my meat-loving, non-greens-loving husband loved this! He wants it again for breakfast tomorrow. Thank you so much!