Mediterranean Brussels Sprouts Recipe (2024)

Mediterranean Brussels Sprouts are a healthy, low-carb delicious side dish. With kalamata olives & sun-dried tomatoes, this is a very keto-friendly holiday side dish or light lunch. This will become your whole family’s favorite way to cook them.

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How about cooking them with colorful ingredients and making them look so delicious?

Ingredients

Here is a quick look at the ingredients. It is to understand why these specific ingredients were chosen. To get the full recipe, go to the recipe card below.

Brussels sprouts – These cruciferous vegetables are a nutrition powerhouse like Vitamin C and Antioxidants. Even eating just 4-5 of them a day will give you so many health benefits. They are so easy to cook with and can be cooked a hundred ways from Sunday. Check out my complete guide on Brussels sprouts which includes what to look for when them from your grocery store! P/s: Did you know that it’s Brussels sprouts and not “Brussel sprouts”.

Sun-dried tomatoes – Make sure you get those that are dry-packed and not those packed in oil. They have so much fiber and antioxidants. Plus, they make any sun-dried tomato recipe taste so delicious. Learn more about them at The Artisan Olive Oil Company.

Kalamata olives – Olives are one of the healthiest foods in the world. They have so much nutrition and they are easy to eat. Packed with good fats and fiber, you will love how they flavor a meal. Source: The Cleveland Clinic. And, check out my very easy olive salad recipe!

In this delicious side dish, I paired the sprouts with sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, red peppers, red onion, pine nuts, and feta cheese. All these ingredients are perfect for those following the Mediterranean style diet

With or without feta?

I made this recipe twice before posting it. The first time, I added some feta cheese, and OH MY GOD!!!

It was beyond delicious!

The next time, I decided to go with a vegan option where I skipped the feta. It was sooooo good. You can also try it with vegan feta cheese.

If you like feta cheese, you will not be disappointed in this recipe. It’s a huge part of the Mediterranean diet. If you are not the feta cheese kind of person, you will still fall in love with this recipe.

So, choose your method and let me know below. I am curious to hear how you made it.

If you like parmesan cheese, use that too.

❓ Answering Common Questions

How to make this great recipe

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (176°F). Don’t be tempted by high heat.
• Cut off the nubby ends of the raw Brussels sprouts.
• Transfer the sprouts to a large bowl and add half of the oil and the salt (Sea salt or kosher salt).
• Mix well and place them in an oven-safe grill, baking tray, or sheet pan. They should be placed with the flat base down.
• Let them cook for about 7 minutes first.
• After 7 minutes, remove the grill, shuffle the sprouts, and put them back in the oven for another 10 minutes.
• While the sprouts are cooking, in a small bowl mix all the other ingredients.
• Pull out the sprouts and if it’s too hot, let it cool to room temperature.
• Add the kalamata mixture and transfer to a serving platter.
• You can garnish it with sesame seeds and lemon zest.

This time, I am grilling them on a stovetop grill and adding other ingredients to it. I use very little oil (avocado oil or extra virgin olive oil) in this recipe, but, you can also sub it with coconut oil.

What to serve with Brussels sprouts

• Pita bread with Hummus is a great way to enjoy these sprouts.
• In a flatbread that you rolled into a wrap. Use Hummus for the base
• In a spinach wrap with tahini sauce as the base
• In a good salad like a kale salad or Greek salad.
• By itself! They can be a main dish or a great side.

This salad is delicious by itself or you can put it into a pita bread with hummus. It would make the perfect light lunch recipe or take it to a picnic in an (Affiliate Link) airtight container.

What Brussels Sprouts Team are you in? Team “Awesome!” or Team “Sucks!”?

A few more best Brussels sprouts recipes

Za’atar roasted Brussels sprouts made in a sheet pan are a fun and exotic way to make them.

Brussels sprouts pilaf is made with wild rice and dried cranberries. Sprouts will be in your top 5 favorite vegetables because of this recipe.

Have you tried the combination of sprouts and sweet potatoes? These spring rolls will make you fall in love with this match!

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