Sweet Mustard & Dill Sauce

Name: Sweet Mustard & Dill Sauce
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: ¼ cup vegetable oil (60ml); 1½ tablespoons Dijon mustard (30ml); 1½ tablespoons honey (30ml); 1½ tablespoons white wine vinegar (30ml); 1½ tablespoons finely chopped dill (6 teaspoons)

This classic Scandinavian sauce is called hovmästarsås in Swedish. Sweet mustard & dill sauce is traditionally served with gravlax and smoked salmon, and is great with any seafood, as a salad dressing or even a dipping sauce for fried chicken. It has a lovely balance of sweet and sour and a great fragrance from the dill. Sweet mustard & dill sauce is super easy to make; the mustard helps stabilise the oil and vinegar emulsification so that it stays quite smooth. It’s best to add the dill just before serving, but leftovers keep well in the fridge for up to a week even after the dill has been added. This recipe makes enough sweet mustard & dill sauce to serve with one side of smoked salmon or gravlax.

Makes about 150ml

Ingredients

¼ cup vegetable oil (60ml)
1½ tablespoons Dijon mustard (30ml)
1½ tablespoons honey (30ml)
1½ tablespoons white wine vinegar (30ml)
1½ tablespoons finely chopped dill (6 teaspoons)

Method

Place mustard, honey, vinegar and oil in a bowl and whisk together to form an emulsion.
Cover and refrigerate until needed.
Just before serving, stir in dill.