Browned Brussels Sprouts with Orange and Walnuts

  4.4 – 28 reviews  • Brussels Sprouts

I love Brussels sprouts, and this is my go-to recipe for them, with the nutty flavor of toasted walnuts and the tartness of orange juice and zest.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  1. 1 tablespoon walnut oil
  2. 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut in half
  3. 1 medium orange, zested and juiced
  4. ¼ cup chopped walnuts
  5. salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Evenly spread walnut oil over the bottom of a large, heavy skillet set over medium-high heat. Place Brussels sprouts, cut-sides down, in the skillet; cook until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour orange juice over sprouts and continue cooking until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer sprouts and juice to a large bowl.
  2. Cook walnuts in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add walnuts to Brussels sprouts along with orange zest. Gently toss and season with salt and pepper.

Reviews

Susan Austin
My husband and I LOVE roasted Brussel Sprouts, so we were shocked that we disliked these enough to throw them away… I ate the toasted walnuts out of them and at least enjoyed those.
Kyle Sanders
Turned out great
Jacob Mcneil
My Son loved it!! He’s vegan. I didn’t have walnut oil , so I used coconut oil.
Derek Rodriguez
Huge hit at Thanksgiving this year
Dylan Cox
Very simple to make & a perfect pairing with the tenderloin tonight. A keeper.
Dennis Stafford
We were out of bacon so I needed a new sprout recipe. This was delicious and not too heavy. I poured in a little light beer to help steam the big ones. I used some of the zest separately to make citrus oil so in the end I cut the leftover orange carcass up and tossed them in to add an extra orange flavor. Yum.
Tiffany Jackson
I loved this recipe! The only things I did differently were: 1) used peanut oil (because that’s what I had) 2) added dried cranberries, tossed in when I added everything else into the large bowl. Wonderful!
Teresa Moran
I have hated brussel sprouts since I was a kid and was made to choke them down as part of my dinner. I have had such an aversion to them that it bordered on a phobia. I kept hearing people say that they loved them and decided it must have been the way my mom made them so I decided to try them. Several years after coming to this decision I finally got the courage to attempt them with this recipe. I LOVED THEM!!! They were tender and nowhere near the bitter ones I had as a child. The only reason I didn’t give this 5 stars was that my husband didn’t care for them. I only dinged them slightly for that because he’s not a vegetable person anyway. I will definitely make them again. I made them with olive oil and skipped the walnuts.
Cameron Rodgers
Delicious recipe exaclty as written. Add this to your list of recipes that make brussel sprout taste great!
David Carter
Loved this recipe! Easy to make in cast iron skillet. Never found a recipe for brussels sprouts I liked until now. Husband liked too. Used toasted sesame oil since didn’t have walnut. Added a little minced garlic, fresh ginger and green onion just for fun. Added juice from 2 oranges and zest from 1. Tasted good but once I added the toasted walnuts it was fantastic!
David Warren
I love brussel sprouts;And this recipe is fast & simple,also great flavor. used olive oil no walnut oil on hand orange zest, Juice & walnuts used, GrEAT!
Mark Wright
I recently starting eating Brussels Sprouts again, despite the memories of not liking them as a child. I now love them. I only had one pound of sprouts on hand, but used the stated amounts of the other ingredients. I browned mine in toasted sesame oil with a little grape seed oil as well, in my cast iron skillet. (I didn’t have any walnut oil on hand.) I added more orange juice, as it quickly evaporated. The end product was delicious. I will definitely make this again. If I use two pounds of sprouts next time, I might roast them in the oven as mentioned in the other reviews.
Amber Cowan
I liked this one very much. I roasted in in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes on a cookie sheet instead of cooking in a skillet. I added the walnuts during the last 10 minutes. I added more oil than it called for. I used walnut oil but it was a little expensive. You could probably substitute olive oil or vegatable oil and it would be fine.
Jacqueline Cox
I’m not a huge fan of brussels sprouts. I loved this recipe! I had fresh baby sprouts on hand so I didn’t halve them. They took a bit longer than 15 minutes to cook and we used double the amount of orange juice. We ran out of liquid so we added some lemon. I love citrus so this worked great for me!
Samuel Mason MD
I guess I did something wrong making this. The sprouts never seemed to finish cooking and I doubled the time to try and get them to soften up. The flavor wasn’t that great so I added more orange, fresh dill, some cinnamon, and some salt. When I finished the sauce tasted great but the sprouts were still too raw tasting. I ate the half of them that seemed done. I’ll try roasting the rest tomorrow to finish their cooking. I’m guessing it might have been different if I’d used the frozen kind, they get softer a lot quicker.
Michael Gonzalez
Excellent recipe. I made this a few months ago and it was amazing. I roasted them in the oven instead and did not add walnuts. The flavor of the walnut oil and orange is fantastic! I am making it again tonight with a honey-jalapeno grilled chicken breast!!! yummmm
Gregory Chandler
I love Brussels sprouts but I have to say that this is my all-time favorite recipe for them! The best flavor came from using a Tangelo in place of an orange–super sweet/tangy orange flavor! Also, since I don’t usually keep walnut oil on hand, I just brown the sprouts in olive or canola oil and they turn out great. Fabulous recipe!!
Johnny Kennedy
I made it last night and it was a big hit. thanks for sharing.
David Payne
We just had this for our side dish with dinner and it was FABULOUS. A few changes I made: Oven roasted them at 375 degrees with the walnut oil for 30 minutes/added juice of half an orange for final 10 minutes and finished with the zest of half an orange, kosher salt and fresh black pepper. We did not add any nuts and probably will not add them in the future -these were FABULOUS and both my husband and I think they were the best we have ever had! DELISH!!!
Joshua Harper
I love this recipe! Using fresh brussel sprouts requires more cooking time than stated. Also, the orange juice reduced before the veg was tender enough, so I added some more and covered the pan to steam them a little bit. Someone’s review mentioned that they sprinkled a little blue cheese. I didn’t try this, but think it would go nicely and will try this next time.
Charles Murray
Delicious! The orange and walnuts completely eliminated to strong flavor Brussels sprouts sometimes have. Browning them rather than steaming them also added a nice flavor.

 

Leave a Comment