Make Your Own Mustard

Homemade Mustard: Lavender Mustard Recipe

A couple years ago my husband and I were traveling through France to visit our family. The trip had gone absolutely perfectly until about the last week there, when I caught a cold.

I quickly went through the small tincture bottles I had brought with me and was still a stuffy, foggy-headed mess. Even though it was just a little cold, I felt miserable! I really wanted to get the most out of every second in France, so I was desperate for something to help me.

I was standing in the kitchen of my husband’s aunt and uncle’s house, bemoaning my stuffy sinuses, when I suddenly realized that there was an often forgotten but very potent herb that you can find in practically every French kitchen.

Mustard!

Mustard Flower

Sure enough, I found several different kinds of mustard in the fridge and took a spoonful of one of them.

Holy smokes!

Mustard, especially well-prepared authentic mustard, is pungent, spicy and downright hot!

My sinuses immediately started to drain, and I also started to sweat. I kept up with my regular dosings of mustard and I was feeling a lot better in no time.

Mustard’s Powerful Healing Abilities
The power of mustard goes far beyond a simple cold and flu!

Allyl isothiocyanates (AITC) are compounds found in mustard seeds that have been studied extensively for their ability to prevent and decrease cancer cells. There are over 200 studies showing these positive effects!

Studies show that mustard seed and oil can protect heart health by reducing inflammation and normalizing cholesterol levels.

Using a mustard seed poultice has been a long-lived folk tradition to help people with congested lung mucus and bronchitis. It’s also been shown to reduce symptoms of COPD.

Why Make Your Own Mustard?
Making your own mustard is really simple and super cheap. By making a homemade mustard, you are avoiding common artificial flavors and colorings.

When you make your own mustard using this mustard recipe you can create many different herbal varieties.

Different Kinds of Mustard Seeds
There are two kinds of mustard seeds that you can readily find in commerce: yellow and brown.

Yellow mustard seeds have a milder flavor and brown mustard seeds have a much hotter and spicier flavor. The following recipe uses both yellow and brown mustard seeds, but if you prefer a milder taste, use only the yellow.

Homemade Lavender Mustard

This recipe is super simple but takes a few days to complete. The mustard seeds need to be soaked in water and apple cider vinegar for two days to let the flavor of the mustard seeds release.

What you’ll need…

  • 1/4 cup brown mustard seeds
  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds
    (use only yellow seeds if you want a milder taste)
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon lavender flowers
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Homemade Mustard Recipe
  1. Place the mustard seeds, apple cider vinegar and water in a glass bowl. Cover and let sit for about two days.
  2. When the mustard seeds are through soaking, place them as well as the liquid into a food processor or blender.
Tumeric Root Powder
Lavender
  1. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until grind the mustard into a paste.
Lavender Mustard Recipe
Homemade Mustard

This recipe makes about a pint of mustard. It will keep in the fridge for about six months.

Enjoy this on your favourite meats and sandwiches!

Homemade Mustard: Lavender Mustard Recipe

Homemade Lavender Mustard Recipe

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