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Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon

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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Last modified on: February 3^rd 2021

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 kg Brussels sprouts
2 sage
3 1 lemon
4 8 tablespoons olive oil
5 30 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan)
6 1 tablespoon olive oil
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 1,295 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
41 min.	23 min.	1 hour 4 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

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

Stage 2 - 1 min.

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Put into a bowl.

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Stage 3 - 2 min.

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Finely shred the sage leaves.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

Stage 8 - 2 min.

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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.

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

Stage 10 - 1 min.

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Scatter the grated Parmesan over.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

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

Stage 12

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Serve immediately.

Remarks

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

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,865 Kcal or 7,808 Kj	53 gr	82 gr	148 gr
93 %	21 %	8 %	22 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
144 Kcal or 603 Kj	4 gr	6 gr	11 gr
7 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
466 Kcal or 1,951 Kj	13 gr	21 gr	37 gr
23 %	5 %	2 %	6 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 5.94 €
Per person : 1.49 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Brussels sprouts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Country vegetable soup, Chicken Brussels pie, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Pork chops with a duo of brassicas, ... All
	Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pistachio and spinach pesto, Roast cabbage with lemon, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Raw beetroot salad, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Quiche Bretonne, Olive and pesto bread, Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade, Spicy seafood plancha, ... All
	Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clementine sorbet, Carrot-top pesto, Paella, Stewed apple (compote), Windfall apple jelly, ... All

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