Healthy Vegan - Horseradish and Beetroot Powder Popcorn for Grown Ups

I am such a moody person, I don't have one late night snack I go to, its depends how I feel.

These days late night snacking for me can be nacho and dip or hummus with pitta chips or simply Marmite on toast , but there are night when it can also popcorn in all its many flavours Turmeric Garam Masala and chilli, Wasabi Popcorn, Black Pepper and Salt Popcorn, Rosemary and Chilli Popcorn, Sumac Popcorn  and more recently Beetroot and horseradish.  This is popcorn for grown ups. 

I don't really do sweet popcorn and find it a bit sickly, though recently whilst looking at a bottle of ginger syrup in my kitchen cupboards, I got thinking about making some gingerbread popcorn for Christmas festivities.

I've picked up some beetroot powder, tomato powder, lemon powder, spinach powder, horseradish powder and a number of others and have been thinking of ways to use them in my sweet and savoury baking and cooking.  I have used it in shortcrust pastry and popcorn so far, so thought this would be good to share tonight for Vegan Mofo prompt of Late Night Snack.   

This Horseradish and Beetroot Powder Popcorn is an acquired taste, so don't bother making it unless you like both the ingredients, unless of course you just want to marvel at the colour. 


This Horseradish and Beetroot Powder Popcorn is also perfect for this evening, especially with it being Remember Remember the 5th of November.  Its also the Million Mask March -  This is a global phenomenon with thousands of ordinary people and supporters of Anonymous around the world will wear a Guy Fawkes masks will protest against capitalism, erosion of civil liberties, corruption, surveillance, austerity measures and much more.  The Million Mask March was popularised by the graphic novel and film V for Vendetta.  I have lived in Scotland where Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night takes on different meaning and I have respected that,  but the truth is I have never really participated in it either as a child or as an adult - I've always felt a little uncomfortable in that environment and am glad to get home asap.  The closest to fireworks I get is either from the window of my home or those sparklers you see on cakes and in cocktails.

For this Horseradish and Beetroot Popcorn: I coated a wide pan with tight fitting lid with a neutral oil.  Turn the heat to high, add the popping corn kernels to cover the bottom of the pan and sprinkle it with salt. Give it a good stir and put the lid on.  Within a couple of minutes, it should start popping, give it  shake now and again.  When the popping has stopped. Turn off the heat. Remove from the hob and stir in the beetroot powder and horseradish powder to taste.
Put into a large bowl and tuck in.