This Mustard Cream Sauce is a perfect dipping sauce for meat, vegetables, crab cakes and many savory appetizers.
How to Make Mustard Cream Sauce
It is so easy to make this creamy mustard sauce recipe. Just gather the ingredients. The exact amounts are listed in the recipe below.
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
Mix well.
Optionally garnish with parsley.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.
How simple is that? And, this creamy Dijon mustard sauce is so delicious.
How to Use this Mustard Cream Sauce
There are so many uses for this sauce, but here are our top recommendations.
On top of crab cakes and salmon cakes.
Topping on your favorite fish, like salmon, tilapia, etc.
Slather this on top of steamed broccoli, top with your favorite shredded cheese and then broil to get it warm and the cheese melted. This is blow your mind delicious!!!
A spread on sandwiches instead of mayo or butter.
Try chicken breast with mustard cream sauce.
An accompaniment to pork.
An accompaniment to any steak, but especially good with prime rib and beef tenderloin.
A spread on roast beef sandwiches.
This Mustard Cream Sauce is excellent to dip meat and vegetables in after cooking in a fondue broth!
Mustard Cream Sauce Variations
More Mustard
Some people like a stronger mustard flavor, so feel free to increase the mustard to taste.
Different Mustard
While we recommend Dijon, if you don’t have that on hand and want to use a yellow mustard, brown mustard or a coarse mustard, those work fine too.
Add Fresh Dill
This recipe is great for seafood, especially crab cakes and salmon, but you might also like it with some fresh dill mixed in.
More Hot Pepper Sauce
Want more heat, add more hot pepper sauce to taste.
Want Some Zing
Leave out the hot pepper sauce and add some horseradish to up the zing in this recipe.
Chive It Up
Add 2 Tablespoons of fresh chives.
Worcestershire
Add 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I lighten up this recipe for lower calories?
You can use low fat or light mayonnaise and sour cream to lower the calories in this recipe.
Can I use store bought lemon juice from a bottle?
Yes, don’t worry, we won’t tell and it will still taste great!
Can I substitute yogurt instead of the sour cream?
Yes you can.
Storage Tips
How to store this in the fridge?
Store this sauce in an air-tight container in the fridge.
How long will this keep in the fridge?
This sauce will keep for 3-4 days in the fridge.
Here’s the Recipe!
Mustard Cream Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 3 Tablespoons prepared mustard - Dijon style recommended
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Optional Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon finely chopped onion
- Dash of Tabasco Hot Pepper Sauce
- Garnish of Parsley
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Mix well.
- Cover and chill in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.
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