This is a game changer in our house… a gluten-free and paleo friendly recipe for Bacon, Egg, and Sweet Potato Brussels Sprout Salad.
Now I love my wife. She’s an absolutely stunning woman with an equally huge and caring heart.
But people. A perfectly soft cooked egg with a velvety, luscious yolk? Now that’s the epitome of beauty.
It’s the Scarlett Johansson of the food world. My wife would say Bradley Cooper. Or Geoffrey Zakarian… she has a weird obsession with him. I digress.
Point is… eggs are legit. Especially on top of this epic gluten-free and paleo friendly salad.
And this isn’t your average lame side salad… some limp lettuce and bottled dressing with a few pathetic vegetables thrown in the mix. Heck no. This Bacon and Egg Brussels Sprout Salad with Sweet Potato + Avocado has some serious flavor on flavor action going on.
I’ve been wanting to make a Brussels sprouts salad since last year forever (forever sounds a bit more intense and dramatic, doesn’t it?). I’m such a fan of B sprouts. That’s right, B sprouts. We’re on a nickname basis.
Now I have to admit, I had to overcome a bit of a kitchen fear to get my creative Brussels sprouts salad on. The mandoline. Oh man, instant flashback to the first time I tried one and gave myself a nice filet of finger. But now I respect the mandoline. And the mandoline respects me. We have a good working relationship now.
No mandoline? No problemo… just halve the sprouts and then thinly slice. Same thing 😉
Ooooooo! Raise your hand if you own a sous vide immersion circulator? It’s my newest kitchen toy and I’m in absolutely in love. Not Scarlett Johannson in love, but in love nonetheless. It makes cooking perfect eggs incredibly easy and almost foolproof. I highly recommend it. If you don’t have one… major bummer. You should get one. Go ahead, treat yourself.
I cook my eggs in the sous vide machine for 13 minutes at 75°C. Perfect eggs, every time.
And if that’s not in the cards, just go ahead and give ’em a poach.
Dannii says
October 21, 2014 at 10:37 amIt’s so good to see more people using brussels sprouts. I think they are amazing!
That egg is perfectly done as well. Mmmm runny yolk.
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 12:00 pmB sprouts are amazing! Def one of the most under appreciated veggies out there!
Shashi says
October 21, 2014 at 1:17 pmYou are on an egg and sweet potato roll – Chris – and by roll I don’t mean the carb ones.
There was that insane hash and runny egg in a waffle and today this dreamy, runny egg and diced sweet potatoes on this bacon and brussels sprouts salad! Brilliant combination!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:59 amI know… I’m semi-obsessed!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) says
October 21, 2014 at 4:20 pmI think you may have convinced me to give brussel sprouts a try. With bacon? I’m sold!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:59 amAnything with bacon is a win 😉
Ashley says
October 21, 2014 at 4:38 pmYummmmm. I am alll about the brussels sprouts at the moment. But have yet to make a salad. Done and done.
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:58 amOooohhh you totally need to try it in a salad! So good!
Susan says
October 21, 2014 at 5:03 pmTarget and my local Cub/Cashwise grocery both carry the glorius shaved brussel sprouts prepackage so no finger slicing to be had for a wonderful salad. I add craisins and apples to my shaved sprouts with balsamic vinegrette and blue cheese, YUM!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:58 amOooo pre-sliced brussel sprouts for the win! Love it!
Silvia says
October 22, 2014 at 12:47 amI’m a huge fan of runny eggs but share your concern of getting sick. Thank you for the information. Wonderful salad with all my favorite veggies including B sprouts!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:58 amThanks Silvia!
Matt Robinson says
October 22, 2014 at 1:27 amNothing beats runny eggs, it’s a big favorite of mine. And if I’m going to eat a salad, it’s got to be exactly like this one. Love it! LEGIT!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:57 am#putaneggonit #legit hahahahahahaha
Sarah says
October 22, 2014 at 5:29 amWhen I saw this photo I thought: THAT EGG!!! WHAT A BEAUT! Then of course you went on to wax poetic about this stunning egg. I’m glad it got it’s time to shine. I am also still so jealous of your sous vide!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:57 amHahahaha that’s awesome! Sarah, you totally need to treat yourself and get a sous vide machine. Go ahead, tell Lucas I said so.
David says
October 22, 2014 at 8:55 amDude, you are whipping up some awesome dippy egg recipes lately! Yup, Laura calls them dippy eggs, so I’ve adopted the term. But after seeing this, I might need to rename them to awesomely awesome eggs. Nice work, my friend! #WolfpackEats
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:56 amThanks dude! Dippy eggs… love it.
Tina says
October 22, 2014 at 9:23 amChris, you’ve been killin’ it with awesome runny eggs lately – I LOVE IT. So good!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:55 amHahaha I’m semi-obsessed 😉
Oriana says
October 22, 2014 at 11:13 amOh boy… the first time I used a mandoline the same thing happened to me. I was totally traumatized, in fact I do not think that I’ll never use it again.
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:55 amI know… they are kinda scary… but overcome that fear Oriana! You can do it 🙂
Melanie says
October 22, 2014 at 11:49 amDude, you are amazing with the egg dishes! Looks fabulous. I’m suddenly craving eggs for lunch.
P.S. The mandoline is bit freaky. You never know what could happen.
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:55 amThanks so much Melanie! With my eggs and your breads, we can make a killer sandwich lol
marcie says
October 22, 2014 at 12:02 pmDude! This has to be one of the best brusssels sprout salads I’ve seen! Love that egg on top, I completely agree that it’s the crowning glory, and it’s better looking than any of the people you mentioned. lol The sweet potato addition is genius, too!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:54 amAww thanks so much Marcie! Appreciate the love! Wow, that egg is better looking than Bradley Cooper? Don’t tell my wife that… them’s fighting words hahaha
Bianca says
October 22, 2014 at 1:03 pmI love every single ingredient in this salad. Mmm Bradley Cooper…
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:54 amHahahaha you sound like my wife…
Christine says
October 22, 2014 at 3:13 pmthat beautifully poached egg has had me DROOLING since I was it on Facebook this morning!!! love the simpleness of this dish and how the yolk must make such a beautiful sauce to mop all those sweet/savory flavors up – delish!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:54 amYea, that yolk is pretty freaking amazing, not going to lie. I really LOVE this salad!
Tina says
October 23, 2014 at 2:00 pmI could dive right into this right now! Definite beaut!!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:53 amThanks Tina!
Laura says
October 24, 2014 at 2:44 pmMmmm Brussels sprouts and bacon for the win. I can’t believe I haven’t made a single shaved Brussels sprout salad this season! Thanks for the delicious reminder 🙂
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:51 am#forthewin indeed! Oh, you need to get your shaved B Sprouts on!
Danae says
October 24, 2014 at 5:41 pmPeople need to get over their B-sprouts phobias and try awesome salads like these! Love it and can’t wait to give it a try, the egg is calling to me!
Chris says
October 30, 2014 at 11:50 amI know, right?! B-sprouts are the bomb dot com!
Thalia says
October 31, 2014 at 4:43 pmDefinitely a salad recipe I need to make – bacon and brussels sprouts go perfectly together and I am loving that runny poached egg ontop!
Chris says
November 6, 2014 at 11:36 amYes, def Thalia! I’m such a fan of this salad!
marla says
November 2, 2014 at 11:26 amThis salad looks wonderful Chris!
Chris says
November 6, 2014 at 10:57 amThanks so much Marla!