Brussels And Beans Salad - Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet K500HB Use And Care Manual

Brussels and Beans Salad

I was thinking about variations on traditional bean salads that I could share with you,
but wasn't having much luck. Then I saw the gorgeous Brussels sprouts at the market,
and that was all the inspiration I needed. The roasted sprouts taste great with kidney
and garbanzo beans, taking on a flavor somewhere between meaty and nutty. And, of
course, everything tastes better with bacon!
Serves 8
1 pound bacon (I use dry-rubbed Black
Forest bacon cut nice and thick)
1 pound pasta (I use dried casarecce)
Extra virgin olive oil
1 pound Brussels Sprouts, trimmed and
quartered
1 red onion, halved (leave the outer
layers on)
Fine sea salt
1 pound frozen garbanzo beans, thawed
(use canned if you can't find frozen)
1 pound canned kidney beans, rinsed
and drained
For the dressing:
1/4 cup Champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Recipe by Russ Faulk for Kalamazoo
Outdoor Gourmet. Find more recipes
online at KalamazooGourmet.com
1.800.868.1699
Directions
Cook the bacon until crisp. Cut up and reserve in the refrigerator.
Cook the pasta al dente then rinse immediately under cold water to stop
the cooking. Toss with a little olive oil to avoid sticking and reserve in the
refrigerator.
Prepare the grill for high-temperature roasting (indirect grilling) at 500º
to 600ºF.
Toss the sprouts in just enough olive oil to lightly coat and season
liberally with salt.
Brush the cut sides of the onion with olive oil and season with salt.
Place the onion directly over the fire with the cut-side down. Place the
sprouts in a single layer on a perforated grill pan in the indirect zone.
Roast with the hood closed, turning the sprouts occasionally, until they
are brown on the edges and cooked through, about 12 minutes. Move
the onion to the indirect zone after about 5 minutes and let it finish with
the sprouts. (If you cannot reach such high temperatures in an indirect
zone, keep the sprouts in the grill pan directly over the fire for some of
the cooking time and turn more frequently.) Remove all from the grill.
Make the dressing while the onion and sprouts cool a little. Combine the
vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium
heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Whisk together the
olive oil and vinegar mixture to form an emulsion.
Coarsely chop the onion. Fold together the bacon, pasta, sprouts, onion
and beans along with the dressing. Serve warm or refrigerate for serving
later.
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