Mustard Dill Sauce

Name: Mustard Dill Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: Extra virgin olive oil or heavy cream as needed; Extra virgin olive oil or heavy cream as needed; ½ cup mayonnaise, preferably homemade; 2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill; Salt and black pepper to taste; Salt and black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ cup strong mustard, like English or Dijon, or to taste; ¼ cup strong mustard, like English or Dijon, or to taste; ¼ cup strong mustard, like English or Dijon, or to taste

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

Practically ubiquitous in Sweden and wonderful with cold vegetables, gravlax, cold meats, and sandwiches. You can leave it fairly thick and use it as a dip or thin it as much as you like to make it a little more saucy or even as thin as a salad dressing.

Ingredients

¼ cup strong mustard, like English or Dijon, or to taste
1 tablespoon sugar

Europe
Sweden
Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Nordic

Method

Put the mustard, sugar, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, and dill in a bowl and beat to blend.
Add the oil or cream as needed to reach the desired consistency. Taste and adjust the seasoning and serve or cover and refrigerate for up to a day.