Christmas dinners, though, were my maternal grandparents' domain. While we occasionally had a turkey on the table, more often it was roast beef - my grandpa's favourite and (for him and I) the best excuse ever to down a jar of pickled onions and heaping scoops of pickled horseradish. I've loved horseradish for as long as I can remember, and over the holidays it migrated from on top of roasted meat to inside mashed potatoes, mixed with boiled Brussels sprouts and asparagus and carefully scooped onto sliced Havarti over Triscuits.
Most of the time, our horseradish enjoyment was in the form of the plain, white jarred stuff (but not the creamy kind - blech). However, once every few years, Grandpa would find beet-tinted, freshly made and hotter than heck fresh horseradish at the deli and bring it home. He and I were the only two people at the table that truly loved the stuff, and while I never liked beets on their own growing up, the fresh zip of the radish made the earthy sweetness just work on my tongue.
Today would have been my grandpa's birthday (shame on me, I wouldn't know what year), and while he's not with us in person he's definitely partaking in spirit. In his honour, I dug out my jar of fresh, homemade, pink-hued horseradish and scooped out a helping over my roasted sprouts tonight. The garden-harvested produce really brought their A-game to the table, and don't mellow as fast as the storebought stuff, meaning wallops of flavour in every mouthful!
Shared with Gluten Free Fridays
Beet Horseradish
Makes ~12 tbsp
12 oz fresh horseradish, peeled
1 large, raw beet, peeled and halved
3/4 cup white vinegar, divided
2 tbsp raw sugar
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- Using a food processor fitted with the coarse shredder attachment, shred horseradish and beet.
- Change the processor blade to the “chopping” S blade and return the horseradish mixture to work bowl.
- Add ¼ cup of vinegar and process until mixture is almost smooth, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally, about 5 minutes.
- Pack into a jar.
- In a pot, combine the remaining vinegar, sugar and salt.
- Bring to a boil, then pour over the mixture in the jar and seal.
- Process 15 minutes in a waterbath.
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 31.3
Total Fat: 0.0 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 96.8 mg
Total Carbs: 6.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
Protein: 0.2 g
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