Mustard Dill Sauce

With a few simple ingredients, try this mustard dill sauce. It's perfect for roasted, grilled, or air-fried vegetables, baked potatoes, and rice or noodles. And this mustard dill sauce recipe only takes 5 minutes to make from start to finish.

I'm a professed sauce lover! So, when I found a lovely bunch of asparagus at the farmer's market, I immediately considered making mustard dill sauce to drizzle over the top. My other goal, however, was to create a mustard dill sauce recipe with minimal ingredients to make a silky, vibrant sauce that pairs well with various recipes.

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• Ingredients
• Ingredient Substitutions
• How to Make the Sauce
• Storing the Sauce
• Ways to Use This Sauce
• Recipe FAQs
• Tips
• Other Healthy Homemade Sauces
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The balance of savory and tangy makes this mustard sauce so delicious and versatile. The ingredient list, though simple, is nut-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free, which appeals to many people.

The ingredients, once combined, create a silkiness, and the flavor of the vibrant sauce is undeniably delicious. 

Ingredients

• Vegetable Broth: I used the organic vegetable broth from the grocery store.
• Dijon Mustard: Dijon mustard is tangy and flavorful. The unique spice of Dijon is due to the use of brown, or black, mustard seeds, which are more bitter than yellow mustard seeds. Dijon also uses a combination of white wine and vinegar, unique to Dijon's vast world of mustard.
• Lemon Juice: I love using fresh lemon juice in sauce recipes. The citrus balances out the flavors in the dijon mustard.
• Smoked Paprika: Smoked paprika has a smoky and spicy flavor with hints of sweetness.
• Fresh Dill: Dill has a deliciously fresh, citrus-like taste, with a slightly grassy undertone. The trademark subtle sweetness means it works particularly well with garlic and mint, and it's sometimes used as a substitute for parsley.

Ingredient Substitutions

• Stone-ground mustard is a natural substitute for dijon mustard.
• Use bottled lemon juice if fresh lemon juice isn't available.
• If you don't like a smokey taste, choose sweet paprika instead.
• Or, make a mixture of 2 parts regular paprika (also known as Hungarian sweet paprika) and 1 part cumin. That means 1 teaspoon smoked paprika = ⅔ teaspoon regular paprika + ⅓ teaspoon cumin (it doesn't have to be exact).
• If using dried dill, remember that 1 tablespoon fresh dill = 1 teaspoon dried dill. Dry herbs have a much stronger flavor profile.

How to Make the Sauce

This mustard dill sauce recipe is simple and requires few ingredients and equipment. And it only takes 5 minutes to throw together.

• If whisking, add all the ingredients, except for the dill, to the bowl and whisk together until well combined. Then, add the dill and stir.
• Or, blend all the ingredients in a small blender cup, but do not blend the dill. Instead, add it after blending.

Storing the Sauce

Store homemade honey mustard sauce in a jar or food-safe container with a lid, then refrigerate for up to two weeks. If you want to freeze this sauce, I suggest using ice cube trays for individual servings or Super Cubes ½ cup Freezing Trays which are perfect for freezing sauces.

Ways to Use This Sauce

Mustard dill sauce is versatile as a sauce, dip, or dressing.

• Spoon mustard dill sauce over grilled, roasted, air-fried vegetables, rice, or noodles.
• Or dip zucchini fries, tofu nuggets, vegan potato croquettes, chickpea fritters, or raw vegetables on a charcuterie board.
• Add a little more water to thin the mustard dill sauce recipe to make a dressing. Then, pour it on your favorite raw salads, cooked greens, or inside a loaded baked potato.
• Or add 2 teaspoons of maple syrup to give it a maple flavor.

Recipe FAQs

Tips

• Making the mustard dill sauce in advance helps in thickening as it chills in the refrigerator.
• When used as a dip, serve cold.
• If you plan to use it over cooked vegetables, rice, potatoes, or pasta, heat it quickly in a pan or microwave before serving, or make it and leave it at room temperature, so it doesn't chill the warm food.
• For a dressing, add additional water or vegetable broth and whisk together. Chill and check the consistency before adding additional fluid.

The next time you're looking for a tasty, easy sauce recipe, give mustard dill sauce a try. Don't be surprised if you double the recipe next time.

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