mustard

Mustard is one of those ingredients that rarely stars in a dish but quietly makes everything around it better.

It emulsifies vinaigrettes so they actually cling to salad greens, adds a sharp backbone to pan gravies for pork chops and bangers, balances the sweetness in a maple glaze on grilled chicken, and gives beer cheese dip the kind of depth that keeps people coming back for more.

These recipes span every season because mustard doesn’t really care what month it is — it just makes things taste better.