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Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon

Name: Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon
Prep time: 41 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 1 h 4 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg Brussels sprouts; Sage; 1 lemon; 8 tablespoons olive oil; 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano); 1 tablespoon olive oil; Salt; Pepper

This makes a change from the usual ways of cooking sprouts: oven-roasted with sage and lemon, topped with grated Parmesan.

They can be served as the main feature, or to accompany meat, for example.

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Duration

1 hour 4 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: February 3^rd 2021

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 kg Brussels sprouts
2 Sage
3 1 lemon
4 8 tablespoons olive oil
5 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
6 1 tablespoon olive oil
7 Salt
8 Pepper
Total weight: 1,295 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

45 min.

Cooking

25 min.

All in all

1 hour 4 min.

Preparation 45 min.

Cooking 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 20 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 1

Peel, trim, rinse and dry 1 kg Brussels sprouts. Cut in half lengthways.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 2

Put into a bowl.

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 3

Finely shred the sage leaves.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 4

Add to the bowl. Grate the zest of 1 lemon over.

Add 8 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 5

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet, then arrange the sprouts cut side upwards as far as possible.

Don't wash the bowl, as we'll use it again in stage 8.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 20 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 6

Put in the oven for about 20 minutes until the sprouts are nicely browned.

Turn the baking sheet round halfway through cooking if necessary so that they colour evenly.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 7

Meanwhile, grate 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) and set aside.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 8

Also while the sprouts are roasting, squeeze the lemon juice and put in the bowl saved from earlier. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper, then mix well.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 5 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 9

Take the sprouts out of the oven (but leave it on) and brush with the lemon mixture.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 10

Scatter the grated Parmesan over.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon : Stage 11

Put back in the oven for 2 or 3 minutes, just to melt the Parmesan.

Stage 12

Serve immediately.

Remarks

If you don't have Parmesan, you can use pecorino or another cheese you like.

Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	4 g RDI=6 %	6 g RDI=2 %	11 g RDI=16 %	144 kcal RDI=7 %	603 kJ RDI=7 %
Per person	13 g RDI=21 %	20 g RDI=8 %	36 g RDI=51 %	466 kcal RDI=23 %	1,952 kJ RDI=23 %
Whole recipe	53 g RDI=82 %	82 g RDI=31 %	147 g RDI=202 %	1,864 kcal RDI=93 %	7,808 kJ RDI=93 %