by Lisa Lozano
Get excited! It’s National Mustard Day! From honey mustard cheeseballs and chicken fingers, to reinvented mustard, to mustard caviar – we’ve got four zesty recipes you can make to celebrate.
No. 1: Honey Mustard Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Fingers
These crisp, delicious chicken fingers feature spicy Dijon mustard in the marinade AND in the dipping sauce! Yum!
This honey-dijon cheeseball is the perfect way to celebrate spicy Dijon mustard flavor. Just mix softened cream cheese with cheddar cheese, grainy Dijon mustard, sour cream and honey, and then roll in pretzels. Delish!
Tip: This can be made ahead and frozen well in advance of when you plan to serve! So easy!
Food Network host Jeff Mauro has five brilliant ways to make over your mustard. From Pickle Mustard, to Caramelized Onion and Thyme Mustard, to Wasabi-Ginger Mustard, to Hot Maple Mustard, to Cumin-Cilantro Mustard – you’re going to want to try all of these.
No. 4: Richard Blais' Sea-Water Potatoes and Mustard Caviar
And finally, if you want to use mustard in a way that 99.9 percent of people on the planet have probably not used it, why not make mustard “caviar”? Richard Blais walks you through his potato and “caviar” recipe step by step.
What’s your favorite type of mustard – Dijon, spicy, or just plain old yellow? Tell us in the comments!