Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe

This easy homemade and mayonnaise-free honey mustard dressing is mouth-watering and perfect for tossing with salad or as a dipping sauce. Jump to the Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe

This honey mustard dressing is incredibly simple to make, and you probably already have everything you need to make it in your kitchen.

More: For a creamier honey mustard sauce perfect for dipping, head to our recipe for honey mustard sauce.

This better-than-storebought dressing uses real healthy ingredients to feel good about what you are eating. Here’s what you will need:

We find that this dressing is creamy enough and does not need any additional ingredients. It is amazing what happens when you whisk the mustard with olive oil and vinegar.

Just a few seconds of whisking turns the dressing into a single emulsified mixture. For a thicker or even creamier dressing, whisk in a little sour cream or plain yogurt.

For more homemade salad dressings, take a look at our favorite Caesar salad dressing and this creamy homemade blue cheese dressing.

Here’s the great news, this easy homemade dressing lasts for weeks when stored in the fridge. We love keeping it in a glass mason jar so that we can shake it before adding it to salads or using it as a dipping sauce.

There’s a jar of it in our fridge now, ready to be used in our favorite dishes. Here are a few suggestions for how to use this easy honey mustard dressing (or vinaigrette):

Honey Mustard Dressing (Better Than Store-Bought)

This lightened-up homemade honey mustard dressing is easy to make, calls for real ingredients, and lasts up to three weeks in the fridge. Use for salads and as a dipping sauce.

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: Makes about 1 cup

Serving Size: 1 tablespoon

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 tablespoon, calories 47, Fat 3.5g, Saturated Fat 0.5g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 206.9mg, Carbohydrate 3.4g, Fiber 0g, Sugar 3.3g, Protein 0g

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup (65 grams) Dijon mustard
• 3 to 4 tablespoons (65 to 85 grams) honey, to taste
• 3 to 4 tablespoons (45 to 60 ml) apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, optional
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Instruction:

1. Combine the mustard, honey, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the black pepper and whisk until well blended and creamy. Whisk in the oil, and then taste the dressing. Adjust with additional salt, vinegar, or honey. I enjoy my dressing to taste more tart, so I typically add an extra tablespoon of vinegar.
2. Alternatively, add all ingredients to a medium mason jar, secure the lid, and shake until blended.
3. Keep tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to three weeks.

Honey Mustard Dressing

This homemade honey mustard dressing is sweet and tangy, with a perfect lightly creamy texture. Toss it with a salad, use it as a dipping sauce, or drizzle it over roasted veggies. Find specific suggestions in the post above!

Prep: 5min

Yield: 4

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 small garlic clove (grated or minced)
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt (more to taste)
• Freshly ground black pepper

Instruction:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, olive oil, vinegar, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper.
2. See the above blog post for serving suggestions.

Honey-Mustard Dressing

Prep: 0 15min0

Total: 0 15min0

Yield: about 1 cup

Serving Size: 1 of 2 servings

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 of 2 servings, calories 314, Fat 8g, Saturated Fat 1g, Carbohydrate 48g, Fiber 5g, Sugar 38g, Protein 14g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 433mg

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon Djion mustard
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, like soy, peanut, or corn

Instruction:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the mustard, honey, vinegar, and salt. Gradually whisk in the oil to make a creamy dressing. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 3 days.

Sunshine Salad Dressing

This creamy honey-mustard salad dressing recipe is lightened up with Greek yogurt. No mayo here! It’s so easy to whisk this dressing together. Recipe yields almost 1 1/2 cups and keeps well for 10 to 14 days.

Prep: 10min

Total: 10min

Yield: 1

Serving Size: 2 tablespoons

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 2 tablespoons, calories 69 calories, Sugar 4.9 g, Sodium 218.5 mg, Fat 5 g, Saturated Fat 0.9 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Carbohydrate 5.1 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0.4 g, Cholesterol 1.3 mg

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (any % fat will do)
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 3 to 4 tablespoons honey, to taste
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or more lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, pressed or minced
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 10 twists of freshly ground black pepper

Instruction:

1. In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup or bowl, combine all of the ingredients as listed. Whisk until blended. Taste, and season with additional pepper if necessary.
2. This dressing is intentionally bold, but if it tastes too tart for your liking, whisk in another tablespoon of honey.
3. Store leftover salad dressing in the refrigerator, covered, for 10 to 14 days.

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