Shredded sprout, bacon and chestnut salad

Looking for something different to do with sprouts? Then try this tasty winter salad recipe, which combines them with the traditional Christmas flavours of chestnuts and cranberries. You could also adapt the recipe for other Christmas dinner leftovers.

10 minutes prep. time
Serves 6
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Shredded sprout, bacon and chestnut salad in a bowl — A tasty winter salad of shredded sprouts and chestnuts | © National Trust/William Shaw

600g raw sprouts, shredded
200g smoked bacon, cooked and shredded
100g chestnuts, broken into small pieces
40g dried cranberries
60g spinach

For the dressing

1 orange, juice and zest
60ml cold-pressed rapeseed oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Step 1

Place the sprouts, chestnuts and cranberries in a bowl and mix well.

Step 2

Combine all the dressing ingredients together and pour over the sprout mix.

Step 3

Place the spinach in a serving bowl and top with the sprout mix.

Step 4

Finish with the shredded bacon and serve.

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