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Walnut Sauce from Victor’s Grandmother

Probably the best known walnut is the one used for Chiles en nogada and I must confess that I had never had one made with mustard. I assume that this sauce is used as a salad dressing.
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Course Dressing, Sauce
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4
Calories 595 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3½ ounces walnuts
  • ½ cup milk
  • 6 ancho chiles tops and seeds removed, and heated on a griddle to soften
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Purée the walnuts, milk, ancho chiles, and garlic.
  • Slowly and in a continuous stream, beat in the olive oil, vinegar, and Dijon mustard.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste
Keyword ancho chiles, walnuts
NOTE: Nutrition values are approximate and for informational purposes only. Values do not include optional or alternate ingredients, nor do they include the nutritional values for any secondary recipes that may be listed in the ingredients.