Recipes with mustard seeds

Traditional tamarind and guava chutney with fresh ginger, mustard seeds, currants, and warm spices, boiled and canned for preserving. A tangy, complex Indian condiment.

A sweet-and-tangy canned squash relish with green tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, mustard seeds, and celery seeds in a vinegar-sugar brine. A farmhouse preserve that turns garden surplus into jars of condiment gold.

Million Dollar Pickles: classic sweet bread-and-butter style pickles with cucumbers, onion, and bell peppers in a turmeric-mustard-celery seed brine. Shelf-stable home canning recipe.

Sweet, sour and crunchy! I don't think I can ever go back to the store-bought pickles after I tried this. It was so good! I used cauliflower this time, and will try brussels sprouts when I finish this bunch. Delicious!

Old-school Cajun pickled pork made with vinegar, mustard seeds, garlic, and hot sauce. Brine boneless pork butt for 3 days to create the essential base for authentic red beans and rice.

Pickled cauliflower with pearl onions in a tangy mustard-seed brine. Crunchy, bright, and fiery from a single red chili. A classic canning recipe perfect for antipasto plates.

Pickled mixed vegetables with cucumbers, cauliflower, carrots, celery, onions, and bell peppers in a turmeric-tinted mustard brine. Crunchy garden-variety pickle with classic giardiniera flavor.

Traditional Southern Maryland stuffed ham packed with seasoned kale, watercress, cabbage, and celery. A spectacular heritage recipe where greens are stuffed into slits throughout a whole country ham.

I made this dish and thought it was too bland. I made it again, doubling all the Indian spices, and it came out much better.

Homemade ground beef summer sausage cured with liquid smoke, mustard seeds, and coriander. Mix, roll, refrigerate overnight, and bake for smoky, sliceable sausage logs ready for snacking.

Classic Southern chow-chow relish: a bright yellow mustard-pickled mix of cabbage, cauliflower, green tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Sweet, tangy, mustardy, and turmeric-bright, water-bath canned for the pantry shelf.

This relish is based on a prize-winning English recipe of more than a generation ago. It is less sweet than traditional chutneys; most of its sweetness comes not from sugar, but from apples, dates, and parsnips. I generally use Winesap apples but any well-flavored, crisp eating apple will do.

Here's a sweet chutney that has a lot of flavor and is perfect for flat breads.

Homemade ground beef salami cured with tender quick salt, liquid smoke, mustard seed, and garlic. Shaped into logs, refrigerated 24 hours, then slow-baked in foil.

Authentic Polish kielbasa made from scratch with hand-ground pork shoulder, marjoram, mustard seed, and a 1:3 fat-to-lean ratio for sausages that snap and stay juicy on the grill.

Another tasty pickling recipe that you can pass on to your sweet Grandmother.