Pesto Brussels Sprouts

5 from 4 votes

These pesto Brussels sprouts are packed with flavour and make your greens so much more fun! Enjoy with an evening meal, at Thanksgiving or as an appetizer.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, British

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 72kcal

Author: Claire

Equipment

Ingredients

1 lb Brussels sprouts
2-3 tablespoon pesto
1 teaspoon olive oil
pinch salt
pinch black pepper optional

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180C / 350F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Trim the Brussels sprouts by removing the end of the hard stalk, as well as the outer leaves (if bruised). Rinse to clean, checking the leaves for any hidden away dirt between them! Cut into half, lengthways (or thirds if larger in size).
Steam the Brussels sprouts for 6-7 minutes, until fork tender but not soft. If the sprouts are smaller in size reduce the amount of time to steam.
If you are making your own pesto, do so while the sprouts are cooking.
Arrange the sprouts on your lined baking tray in an even layer. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper (if using). Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Spoon into your serving bowl and stir the pesto through the sprouts. Serve immediately.

Notes

Trim the Brussels sprouts according to their size. If they are larger you may wish to slice lengthways into thirds or even quarters.
Steam the sprouts so they are fork tender. This saves a lot of time, as just roasting would take far longer. Alternatively, you can boil the sprouts.
While you can roast the sprouts with the pesto on I wouldn't recommend it. I've tired and the pesto dried out a little too much, for my taste at least.
Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate not a guarantee.

Swiss Interest Group Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine

All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:

Brussels sprouts score 1 and as a liberator. Other lists rate them as low histamine.
Pesto will depend upon ingredients used. My pumpkin seed pesto is low histamine.
Black pepper, which scores 2.

Nutrition