Green Beans and Horseradish Sauce—A Dish with Some Kick.

Name: Green Beans and Horseradish Sauce—A Dish with Some Kick.
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: 1/4 pound diced cooked ham or bacon (not sugar-cured); 1 large yellow onion, sliced; Two 9-ounce packages frozen cut green beans, thawed, or two 14 1/2-ounce cans cut green beans, rinsed and drained; 1 cup water; 1 cup mayonnaise; 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped; 1 heaping tablespoon prepared horseradish; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt; 1/2 teaspoon celery salt; 1/2 teaspoon onion salt; Ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; Juice of 1 lemon

January 24, 2012

Cooks' Note

These are excellent leftover and cold. If you like a very hot sauce on your beans, add up to 2 tablespoons of the prepared horseradish. If you use canned beans, choose a low-sodium brand or cut back a bit on one of the salts added to the dish.

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