Brussels Sprout Succotash - bacon

Method

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Add bacon to a LARGE saute pan with olive oil (a few turns of the pan) and allow to crisp (5-6 minutes on medium heat).
• While bacon is cooking, remove the bases of brussels sprouts (you can do a straight chop across the base but I prefer to hull them as you would a strawberry). Cut the brussels sprouts in half lengthwise and add to the bacon- allow to saute for another 5 minutes until they begin to soften. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the juice of one lemon to the pan and stir- scraping all the yummy bacon pieces off the bottom.
• Add corn to the pan and allow it to caramelize- about 5 minutes.
• Once corn starts to caramelize, toss in lima beans and immediately transfer to a glass baking dish and put in the oven for 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally, until the brussels sprouts caramelize. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
• While the brussels sprout mixture is in the oven, slice grape tomatoes and parsley.
• When brussels sprouts have started to brown remove mixture from the oven and transfer to a bowl- toss with tomatoes and parsley and serve immediately.