Name: Horseradish Sauce
Ingredients: one dessert-spoon olive oil; two table-spoons grated horse- radish; one tea-spoon sugar

Why it works: Horse and radish work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 529 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓

Horseradish Sauce

Ingredients

one dessert-spoon olive oil
two table-spoons grated horse- radish
one tea-spoon sugar

Directions

Combine one dessert-spoon olive oil, melted butter or cream, one of ground or prepared mustard, two table-spoons grated horseradish, one of vinegar, one tea-spoon sugar, and a little salt; stir and beat until thoroughly mixed.
Serve with cold meats.
Keep for two or three days when made with oil or melted butter, not with cream.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

180Calories

0 gProtein

14 gFat

15 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Radish	1/2 cup (58g)	12

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Sterrett, Laura C. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Horse + radishtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together529 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
Olive + radishtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together164 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Olive + teatop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together146 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Olive + horsetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together32 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Radish + teatop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Horseradish (in the method): Provides the sharp, pungent heat that defines the sauce.
Olive oil: Adds fat and body, giving the sauce a smooth, rich texture.
Sugar: Balances the sharpness of the horseradish with a touch of sweetness.