On the Fourth of July, my best friend and her family came over for a barbecue. They brought some amazing food (her husband is a trained chef) and I added some vegan fare to the menu. I made a huge batch of grilled brussels sprouts and when I was done skewering the sprouts, I noticed how many of the leaves had fallen off in the skewering process...so I deep fried them! I mean, why not. My best friend's husband referred to them "nature's candy".
So tonight, I decided to make a much more reasonable baked version and they were just as delicious, crispy and wonderful. I prepared the sprouts the same way (see the recipe here). Then, I sprayed a baking sheet with olive oil spray and spread the leaves that were leftover after the skewering on the sheet. I baked them at 300 for 15 minutes and they came out as delicious, if not better, and certainly less guilt inducing than the deep fried version.
These were so good I might just make them without the skewers!
