Grilled Salmon With A 

Creamy Mustard Dill Sauce

(Served with Roasted Vegetables)

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the 

Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would 

say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in 

the sea’; and it would obey you.” Luke 17:5-6

Food for the Palate

Ingredients:

2 - 6 oz salmon fillets

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 Tbsp olive oil

Mustard Dill Sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise 
1/4 cup sour cream (or plain Greek yogurt)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill  
1 tsp lemon juice                                                                                                                            

Zest of 1/2 a lemon                                                                                                                    

Pinch of salt                                                                                                                                

Pinch of pepper

Instructions:

Prepare mustard sauce by adding all of the ingredients together and mixing well. Set aside.

Heat grill to medium-high. Pat salmon fillets dry with a paper towel. Brush fillets with olive oil on both sides. Add salt and pepper to both sides of the salmon fillets. Place on grill and cook for 3-4 minutes per side.  Plate the salmon fillets and top with a dollop of mustard dill  sauce. Serve with choice of sides. Tasty to the Palate!

 

Food for the Soul

People either like mustard or they don’t! I happen to like mustard. But I really like and prefer Dijon mustard. The customary Dijon mustard recipe includes the pressed juice of un-ripened grapes, ground brown mustard seeds, salt and other spices. The most common Dijon mustard we know of has a light-yellow color and creamy texture. At one time, any product called Dijon mustard had to be made in the Dijon region of France. Other products could be called "Dijon-style mustard" or simply "dijon mustard" with a lowercase "d". Today, the term Dijon mustard has become a generic term, so any mustard using the basic Dijon recipe can be called Dijon mustard.

Mustard seeds have been used for thousands of years, probably since someone bit into one and liked it's spicy flavor. For such a small seed, it packs a great punch! The mustard seed hasn’t only been used for flavoring foods, but also as an illustration of our faith. Three of the Gospels mention the “faith of a mustard seed” in them. We read in Luke 17:5-6; The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey you.”  

Faith is so vital to the Christian life that Scripture tells us that without it, it is impossible to please God. And Jesus told His disciples that with just a tiny measure of faith, the size of a mustard seed, they could move mountains. So for centuries Christians have been striving to understand what exactly does it mean to have “mustard seed faith”?

In order to understand what a “mustard seed of faith” looks like, we must understand what it is not. Like so many other Scriptures in God’s Holy Bible, this parable about the mustard seed has been used and abused for the purpose of convincing others that their prosperity, good health and success in life is based on the size of their faith. This is just not true. The size of our faith has nothing to do with the world’s idea of wealth, affluence and health. It has everything to do with God and His ability and desire to take even a little bit of faith and do miraculous things with it.

By using this parable to describe faith, Jesus is pointing our attention, not to the size or power of our faith, but to the God of our faith. When talking about Biblical faith, we need to understand that the strength and power of our faith comes from God Himself. So, because it is God’s power that is alive and active, even a faith the size of a “mustard seed” can do amazing things. God can use even the smallest of someone’s faith to accomplish His will.

Faith is only as strong as the object in which it is placed. As Christians we must make sure we are placing our faith, not in our own determination, but in God Himself. This means we must seek to know Him deeply. We get to know God intimately in His Holy Word and talking to Him. And in doing so, He will grow our faith according to His perfect plan! Even if it is the size of a tiny little mustard seed! Satisfying to the Soul!