Brussels Sprouts - Like You've Never Had Them Before

So I found this recipe for Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad on epicurious.com.  I actually really like Brussels sprouts. No thats not a lie.  I swear.  But I've never had them shaved so I thought I'd give this a go.  Here's what I did:

Ingredients:

• 1lb Brussels sprouts
• 3/4 cup hazelnuts
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 2 table spoons percorino romano (or parmesan)
• 1/4 cup olive oil 
• 3 table spoons lemon juice

I used a food processor to shred these babies up quick.

Meanwhile, put your nuts in the oven for a few minutes and toast 'em up.

Then mix your Brussels sprouts, nuts, cheese, olive oil, and lemon juice all together in a big bowl.

Then you have yourself a shaved Brussels sprout salad.

Now I guess you want to know what this tastes like.  Well, it doesn't taste bad at all, but it doesn't really taste good either.  It was basically just really boring to eat.  I don't get bored eating very often, but my mouth really got tired of chewing.  It was a chewing marathon - and I gave up.  Nick wasn't happy at all, he kept asking me why I was making him eat rabbit food.  I promised him I was making him a dessert, which I was, but the brussel sprouts took so long to chew that I ended up burning it.

On a positive note, it HAD to be healthy.