Orange Cranberry Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts

I made this yummy dish at Thanksgiving and wanted to share with you. Although I do have to warn you it is a bit tart with the cranberries, but it is so yummy!!

Ingredients

1 bag Brussels sprouts
1 bag cranberries
2 tablespoons olive oil
¾ cup chopped walnuts, toasted
zest of one orange
2 tablespoon orange juice
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

First start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees.
Cut each sprout in halves. Rinse and drain your cranberries, and add to a large mixing bowl along with halved sprouts.
Toss berries and sprouts in 2 tablespoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt. Spread evenly onto a baking sheet and into oven to roast for about 40 minutes (stirring once halfway through cooking).
While the sprouts are cooking, get the walnuts ready for toasting. If you have whole walnuts, do a bit of rough chopping. Add the nuts to a small baking dish. With about 5-10 minutes left on the oven cook time, put the dish of nuts into the oven along with the sprouts and cranberries. Watch carefully to make sure they don’t burn. You just want them to darken a bit.
When everything is roasted and toasted, remove from the oven and toss together in a large bowl.
Using a microplane grater, zest one whole orange over top of the bowl. Orange zest really brings this recipe to life, so the more the merrier, and definitely don’t skip it.
In a small dish, whisk together 1 tablespoon each of olive oil, orange juice, and balsamic vinegar. Pour over the mixture, and toss with a ½ teaspoon sea salt. Serve immediately or room temperature.