Cornish Hens, Horseradish-Cheddar Potatoes & Cress Salad with Apples

Substances

Hens

• 2 Cornish game hens

• Olive oil, for drizzling

• Salt and pepper

• 1 tbsp. (a palmful) new

• 1 tsp. (1/3 palmful) granulated

• ½ tsp. granulated garlic

Potatoes

• 3 starchy potatoes (such as

• Salt

• 1 cup (about 2 oz.) grated

• ⅓ cup half of-and-half of

• 3 tbsp. chopped new chives

• 1 rounded tbsp. ready

• 1 tbsp. butter

Salad

• 4 to 5 cups upland cress or

• 2 scallions, thinly sliced

• 1 apple (such as

• Juice of 1 minute lemon (about 3 tbsp.)

• EVOO, for drizzling

Instructions

• Step 1

  Arrange a rack one notch above the heart of the oven; preheat to 500°. Space a wire rack inner a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil for easy cleanup.

• Step 2

  The use of poultry or kitchen shears, rob away the backbone from each and each rooster by cutting again along both aspect of it[[[[1, above]; discard. Starting up the birds and flip skin-aspect up on a worksurface; press on the breastbone to flatten[2[2[2[2above]. Drizzle with oil and season the birds with salt, pepper, the thyme, granulated onion, and granulated garlic. Space, skin-aspect up, on the ready rack and into the oven. Decrease the temperatureto 475° and roast till an instantaneous-be taught thermometer inserted into the thickest phase of the thigh registers 165°, 20 to 22 minutes.

• Step 3

  Meanwhile, arrangement the potatoes in a medium saucepan, duvet with water, and bring to a boil. Salt the water liberally and cook dinner till cushy, about 10 minutes. Drain and push the potatoes via a potato ricer motivate into the fresh pot, or return to the pot and mash with a potato masher. Traipse in the cheese, half of-and-half of, chives, horseradish, and butter; duvet to comprise heat.

• Step 4

  In a spacious bowl, toss the cress, apple, and scallions with the lemon juice and EVOO.

• Step 5

  Assist the birds on platters withthe potatoes and salad alongside.