Brussels Sprouts Chips

I made some roasted brussels sprouts the other night and a few outer leaves came loose while in the oven and got really crispy. And just as significant as the accidental discovery of penicillin - welcome brussels sprout chips to the world!

One of my favorite snacks are kale chips. I make the lemon kale chip recipe from Elana Amsterdam of www.elanaspantry.com. I figured brussels sprout chips could follow the same concept.

Ingredients

• 1lb brussels sprouts
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Wash the brussels sprouts and remove any dingy, brown leaves. Use a sharp knife to trim the stem up to the base of the outermost leaves. Pull the leaves off and trim the stem down again to pull off another layer of leaves. Do this until you get down to the paler green wrinkled core. You can discard the cores or save them for use in other recipes.
3. Place leaves in a large bowl.
4. With hands or a wooden spoon, massage oil, lemon juice and salt into the leaves.
5. Spread leaves on a parchment lined baking sheet.
6. Bake at 350F for 10-15 minutes until leaves are browned and crispy (note they will shrink considerably).

bigger sprouts mean more leaves...

Make sure you trim the stem very close to the leaves because
any thick stem on the leaf will not get crispy when you roast it

The usable leaves from this sprout are on the left and
the pale green core and stem slices are on the right.

Now that's what I call shrinkage...