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One Wild Root!
Cooking with Horseradish
By Donna Smith
"I use it mostly in mashed potatoes," says Lee M. "About a tablespoon added to two cups of mashed potatoes gives a flavorful zing. The same proportions will also improve the flavor of instant mashed potatoes." Lee also adds horseradish to the egg yolks when making deviled eggs. "Spoon into the whites and sprinkle with chopped cooked crispy bacon."
Thomas Parker of Hagatna, Guam, was raised in western New York where roast beef sandwiches on Kimmelwick rolls are a favorite. "Horseradish on those are a must!" he says. He also enjoys mixing cocktail sauce with lots of prepared horseradish, then adding a can of crabmeat. He then pours this mixture over cream cheese and serves.
Horseradish will add a delicious flavor to all sorts of dips. Creamy Horseradish Dip combines crisp bacon, cream cheese, green onions and horseradish. Dressings and sauces get a kick when horseradish is added in before serving. Stir a couple teaspoons into cream cheese and serve with crackers. Add some to ready-made mayonnaise to spice up that ham and cheese sandwich. Cole slaw gets a kick when you stir a little horseradish in with the mayonnaise. Grate some fresh horseradish and add to a tossed salad for an unexpected flavor sensation! Salmon will sing when cooked in a horseradish crust, and baked potatoes have never been better when topped with a dollop of sour cream flavored with horseradish.
People eat horseradish for all different reasons. Most enjoy the flavor; some feel it has health benefits; some eat it to clear their heads; and some have their own reasons for eating it!
"I have always loved horseradish, even as a child," says Sis Boxler of Virginia. "I think then the fascination was being daring in front of my two older brothers. I was accepted after eating the stuff!"
No matter what your reason for eating horseradish, you can be sure it will add some zing to your food, and no fat. What more could you ask for?