Shredded Brussels Sprouts + Fall Veg Salad w/ Garlicky Orange Tahini Dressing

serves: 4-6

salad ingredients:
1/2 lb brussels sprouts, trimmed + finely shredded/sliced
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
2 small-medium beets, peeled + cut into thin matchsticks
1 small-medium sweet potato, peeled + cut into thin matchsticks
1 apple, cored + thinly sliced
1/2 small red onion, sliced into little slivers
salt + pepper

dressing ingredients:
1 clove of garlic, peeled
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp grainy mustard (or dijon)
1/3 cup raw tahini (or regular)
juice of 1 orange (a generous 1/4 cup)
raw honey/maple syrup/agave nectar to taste
1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt + pepper
splashes of apple cider vinegar/water for thinning out (if necessary)

to finish:
big handful flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
1/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds

instructions:

In a large bowl, combine the sliced brussels sprouts, celery, beets, sweet potato shreds, sliced apple and red onion slivers. Season all of that with some salt and pepper and toss. Set aside.

Make the dressing: combine all of the dressing ingredients in a blender on high until you have a smooth dressing that will coat the back of a spoon, in a decidedly thin way (you might have to add splashes of cider vinegar/water etc to get there). Check it for seasoning, adjust and set the dressing aside.

Pour the dressing onto the salad and toss it up. Garnish with the pumpkin seeds and parsley. I think it could hold up in its dressed state, sans apples, for a couple hours if you had to bring it somewhere. Just add the apples and garnish it up right before serving.