A Honey Mustard Recipe
Lets Put Some Zing
Into Our Food

A lovely recipe for honey mustard can be hot or cold and will enhance the flavor and presentation of your food showing off your great cooking skills at the same time.

There are many kinds of mustards although nowhere near the amount when comparing them to the kinds of honey available to us.

Who I wonder first discovered the use of mixing mustard with honey? Most probably some aspiring cook or chef who enjoyed as many of us do, inventing new and ambitious ways of making our food tastier with delicious honey recipes.

The beauty of a honey and mustard recipe is the fact they are so versatile and can be used in hot or cold dishes including those who eat a vegetarian diet. Do vegetarians eat honey? They most certainly do.

Lets have some fun with our honey and put a kick and some zing into otherwise bland food. This is a fantastic way to enjoy the benefits of eating honey.

You will probably enjoy them all but one of them will jump out at you and become your firm favourite over time.

Some suggestions are American, English, French, Dijon or Wholegrain mustard.

Use a large glass bowl if you have one, this does not make a difference to the flavour but will allow you to see the colors as they blend. This makes a good quantity and you can store the remainder covered in a fridge for the next time.

• Use a good olive oil, 120 mls
  
  
• Mustard of your choice, I use Dijon for this recipe, 2 tsp
  
  
• Balsamic vinegar, 30mls
  
  
• Red wine vinegar 10mls
  
  
• 10mls of honey

This honey mustard dressing recipe will zing up many a dish, be inventive and impress not only yourself but your family and friends too.

Although I have given you a guide as to the quantities you could perhaps use, you may prefer to experiment with those.

Adding a little chopped fresh garlic and/or some fresh grated ginger will enhance your honey mustard recipe even further.

A squeeze of lemon, orange or lime juice will give a slightly citrus taste, citrus fruits always blend well together with honey.

A lovely selection of chopped herbs such as Coriander, Parsley or Chives will also help take your honey mustard recipe to another level!

• Take all the ingredients I listed above except for the honey; add 50grms of grated ginger, the juice and zest of 1 citrus fruit and a couple of teaspoons of chopped Coriander.
  
  
• Pop them all in a saucepan and gently heat together on a low heat stirring often
  
  
• Add half a dozen grated carrots
  
  
• After half an hour or so this honey mustard sauce recipe will have thickened
  
  
• Add your honey now (excessive heat will destroy honey’s properties)

• A large jar of passata or 2 large cans of plum tomatoes
  
  
• 6 Rashers of grilled smoked bacon or 3 – 4 small smoked sausages
  
  
• 3 – 5 garlic cloves
  
  
• 1 small red chilli
  
  
• 1 tbsp of strong mustard
  
  
• Some chopped oregano
  
  
• Half a pint of red wine
  
  
• Half a cup of honey

• 60 mls of honey
  
  
• 30 mls of sesame paste
  
  
• Juice and grated rind of 2 lemons or oranges
  
  
• A small bunch of chopped mint