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

Ingredients

Hens

  • 2 Cornish videogame hens

  • Olive oil, for sprinkling

  • Salt and pepper

  • 1 tablespoon. (a palmful) fresh

  • 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-and-half

  • 3 tablespoon. sliced fresh chives

  • 1 rounded tablespoon. ready

  • 1 tablespoon. butter

Salad

  • 4 to 5 cups upland cress or

  • 2 scallions, veryfinely sliced

  • 1 apple (such as

  • Juice of 1 little lemon (about 3 tablespoon.)

  • EVOO, for sprinkling

Directions

  • Step 1

    Arrange a rack one notch above the center of the oven; preheat to 500°. Place a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil for simple clean-up.

  • Step 2

    Using poultry or cookingarea shears, eliminate the foundation from each hen by cutting along either side of it [1, above]; disposeof. Open the birds and turn skin-side up on a worksurface; press on the breastbone to flatten [2, above]. Drizzle with oil and season the birds with salt, pepper, the thyme, granulated onion, and granulated garlic. Place, skin-side up, on the prepared rack and into th