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Sweet and Spicy Horseradish Dressing

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Sweet and Spicy Horseradish Dressing

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by Sarah Shatz

Sweet and Spicy Horseradish Dressing

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by linzarella

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Horseradish
  • A&M's Testing Notes: It's hard not to love a recipe where the only instructions are essentially zest, scoop and shake. As written, it comes out nicely balanced between zippy, sweet and savory, but then linzarella...

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    linzarella's Notes: I'm not a big fan of chili-spiciness--it lingers on my tongue in a way that just feels unpleasant. But the quick rush of sinus-clearing horseradish-spiciness makes me swoon. I love this salad...

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Makes a modest amount of dressing

  1. Zest the lemon, then juice half of it. In a jar, combine juice & zest with remaining ingredients, stir, then cover the jar and shake. Taste and adjust to make it spicier, creamier, or sweeter to your preference.

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so much yum!

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I saved this last year and it sort of got lost in my saved recipes section, so it was a great remender to see it in the contest this week. I made it this weekend and it's just a delicious, tangy dressing. I just used it over salad to counterpoint a saltier dish, but I am thinking of lots of ways to use it. thanks!

Chocolate_peppermint_truffle_cookies_032 Reply

Made this last night for a potato, bean and radish salad. It was fabulous!! Just the right balance of flavors. It's amazing how the honey makes this a real standout.

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Just two words - Deviled Eggs.

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Oh man, I just used this to braise some savoy cabbage. Definitely not was I envisioning when I first put the dressing together, but really good! Ate it over noodles with sausage and it was a perfect dinner...

Aug_2007_green_mtn2 Reply

I love horseradish!!! And I absolutely adore horseradish sauce. This one sounds like a keeper!! I'm bookmarking it now. I always make my dressings in a small mason jar....so easy to just shake it up! Thanks for sharing!!

New_years_kitchen_hlc_only Reply

Epic. Truly epic. I just had this on leftover salmon for lunch. I've been looking for this for a long time. It has just achieved instant "Staple" status in my kitchen. I plan to use it on my warm German style potato salad with bacon and fennel (which is pickled in champagne vinegar -- the recipe for the fennel and the potato salad are posted on this site) later this week. ;o)

Imag0337 Reply

Made this last night and used it to make coleslaw. Delicious! Then, today, I put it on rye bread with thinly sliced pastrami and it was so yummy! Thanks for this great recipe.

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What I meant to say is I put the leftover coleslaw on the sandwich.

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This will be gracing my dinner table tomorrow night.

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A delicious, simple recipe. There are so many great uses for it!

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I see a Savoy cabbage slaw with apples . . . . on crostini with smoked salmon . . . . on a simple baked potato, with snips of garlic chives . . . . I can see how I might have to make a large jar of this, soon. ;o)

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ooh I just dug up a fresh horseradish root from my garden..how do you think that would work???

I am totally seeing this with 1) smoked trout & apples & beets 2) arugula, scallions and radishes & sliced grilled steak salad 3) somehow involved with a sandwich....like the cabbage slaw idea, that would be AMAZING on pulled pork.

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I've never tried it with fresh horseradish root, but I'm sure it would be amazing! Let me know how it turns out.

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I could also see tossing this with some Brussels sprouts, lightly steamed, and small pieces of crisp bacon . . . . . love horseradish and bacon together. Yummmmmm.;o)

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LOVE the Brussels sprouts suggestion. Rather than steamed, what about raw? Shaved very thin and crunchy on a mandoline (like slaw) - and still with bits of bacon! YUM.

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I think Amanda and Merrill may have given us our summer salad. Watercress Shrimp and this dressing sound soooooo goooood. What a great dressing thanks for sharing it.

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That was actually Kristen's idea, which we love!

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Big horseradish lover too - especially in creamy sauces like this. This would be perfect on a rare roast beef sandwich, with some soft lettuce, maybe a slice of ripe juicy tomato. I am seriously salivating just thinking about it now.

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Me, too, to all of the above. I say horse + radish = delicious.

Mrs Reply

Cngrats, linzarella! Simple and so tasty. (Aren't mason jars great?)

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P.S. I just whipped this up! (or shook it up, rather.) It's REAL good! Going to dress some thin-sliced cabbage for slaw tonight. Subbed 4 T sour cream and 2 T heavy cream for the creme fraiche/yogurt (didn't have any.) Definitely a spoon-licker, this one.

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I think this has a place with my corned beef/cabbage supper this evening. I love horseradish sauce with any kind of beef...Thanks!

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I was thinking the exact same thing! I might do a cabbage slaw.

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Thanks! I was inspired to post this after all those beet recipes a few weeks ago...I made Amy_N-B's French Peasant beets, and didn't have any cheese to go with it, so I drizzled some of this over it instead and it was great.

Haven't tried it with maple syrup yet but I hate getting honey to dissolve, so I'll have to try that!

New_years_kitchen_hlc_only Reply

Love it! I also don't care for chilis, but adore horseradish, and dijon mustard . . . will make this with maple syrup however because I prefer it to honey; I know it will be fabulous! Can imagine using this in a German style (slightly wam, very lightly dressed) potato salad, too. Mmmmm. Already saved to my recipes!! Congrats, Linzarella!

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This makes my mouth water to think about it...can't wait to try it!

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