Name: Miso Glazed Brussels Sprouts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 pound of Brussels sprouts (dark leaves removed, stems left in tact, quartered or halved depending on size); 1 teaspoon light miso; 3 teaspoons water; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon mirin; 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon maple syrup; 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil (plus more for serving)

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Brussels Sprouts roasted in a sweet miso glaze. Easy holiday side dish

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time25 mins

American, Gluten-free, Vegan

Side Dish

Looking for an easy holiday side dish everyone will love, try these miso glazed roasted Brussels sprouts. Sweet and savoury vegetable side dish. Vegan and gluten-free recipe.

Love Miso? Try this creamy mashed carrot miso puree or my green onion and miso salad dressing.

January brings with it a slowdown. No more after-work shopping trips. No more mid-week social functions. No more late nights. Things just go back to how I like them. Calm. Slow. Predictable.

As I write this the family is still recovering from New Years'. 9 am and the whole clan is still sleeping. As soon as they get up I'm going to tackle the holiday decorations, get them put away and then clean out the fridge. My only goals for today.

I need to get prepared for normalcy. Reset the house. Restock the fridge. Get a new calendar for the kitchen.

Once school is back in and everyone is back to work we will need meal plans and schedules. I totally slacked off meal planning during December. When I don't know where we are going, to what time, or who will be around, meal plans just don't make sense. I've learned that lesson before. As much as I don't like "winging it" for diner or relying on take-out, I hate wasting food. Shopping for meals that don't get made, or worst yet, meals that get made but not eaten make me a little insane. So December meant easy staples - like this chilli, or this soup. Things that cook in one pot, the slow-cooker and can be frozen. And then there was some take-out pizza.

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to eating my veggies again. Veggies for veggies' sake.

Can you use the miso glaze on other vegetables?

Ya, sure can!

This is a recipe for Miso Glazed Brussels Sprouts, but really the glaze can be used on any vegetable you like to throw into the oven and roast. I particularly like it on carrots and broccoli. I have yet to try it on cauliflower but I think it would be fantastic. I usually double the glaze so I can use it a few times during the course of the week. Use any kind of miso you have on hand.

For a lighter taste stick with a light miso or white miso, but, honestly, I don't find much of a difference with the dark, stronger tasting varieties. So I say, buy one kind and use it wherever a recipe calls for miso.

I find vegetables like this hard to resist. I'll nibble on these while I get the rest of dinner to the table. And then, if there is any, I'll finish up any leftovers while I clean the kitchen afterwards. I just can't help myself. The glaze will caramelize and get sticky in the oven. I like to keep a bit for drizzling on the veggies when they come out of the oven.

Serve these vegetables alongside anything really. As a mostly veg-family we will eat them next to any rice or pasta-based dish.

How to make Miso Glazed Brussels Sprouts

First, make the glaze by dissolving miso into some warm (not hot water). Then add the remaining ingredients and set aside.
Clean the sprouts by cutting off the thick and tough parts of the stem ends. But leave the stems in tack so the sprouts do not unravel. Remove any tough outer leaves. Cut larger ones in half.
Toss the sprouts on a baking sheet with some of the glaze. Toss to coat then roast for 20-25 minutes at 400 or until the brussel sprouts are tender, browned and caramelized.
Serve with the remaining glaze.

Average rating: 5 stars