This super quick horseradish recipe shows you how to preserve wild horseradish root. Be prepared to don a pair of old motorcycle goggles as the aromatic oils that get released when preparing will have you blubbing like a baby for yonks. And you thought onions where bad!
Ingredients
- 130g fresh wild horseradish root
- 150ml organic cider vinegar
Suggested Instructions
- Grate your horseradish root in a food processor. Grate manually at your own risk!
- Immediately spoon into a jar, then pour over the cider vinegar and store in a refrigerator.
Makes: 130g and should keep for about a year.

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I tried this method several years ago, but all I ended up with was hot vinegar with something resembling wood chippings in it. It certainly didn’t last for a year. There must be a better way of preserving horseradish.
grated onto thin sliced beef in a sandwitch
Jane: I find it works fine for me. Certainly not wood chippings