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    Home > Sauces and Dips

    Simple Honey Mustard Dressing

    Published: Apr 30, 2021 · Modified: May 10, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

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    An easy honey mustard dressing for salads. It's sweet, with a bit of a tang and a touch of Dijon mustard flavour.
    Simply add the 4 store-cupboard ingredients to a jar, along with a pinch of salt and pepper, shake and serve.

    Jar of honey mustard salad dressing with a black spoon sticking out on a wooden table. Bowl of salad in the background.

    Jump to:
    • 📋 What do we need?
    • 🔪 Watch how to make it.
    • 🍽️ What to serve it with
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    • Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe
    • 💬 Reviews

    My go-to recipe for a quick salad dressing that works on all kinds of salads.

    📋 What do we need?

    **Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.**

    • Olive oil for the base of the dressing - this will help the dressing coat the salad leaves.
      You can use regular or extra virgin, depending on what flavour you prefer. Regular olive oil tends to have a more of a neutral flavour, whereas extra virgin often has a more complex, grassier flavour. If you want the flavour of the honey and mustard to really shine, i'd recommend going with regular olive oil.
    • White wine vinegar for a little bit of tanginess - and to cut through the sweetness of the honey
    • Honey for that lovely sweetness that complements mustard so well
    • Dijon mustard - Dijon has a milder taste than English mustard, with no heat, but you replace with English mustard if you prefer. If you do, add a little at a time until you get the flavour you want, as it can be a little over-powering.
      If you wanted to pep up your dressing even more, you can add in a teaspoon of wholegrain mustard as well as the Dijon mustard.
    • Salt and pepper - just go with a pinch of each at first, but add a little more if you think it needs it.

    🔪 Watch how to make it.


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    Honey Mustard Salad Dressing in a jar on a wooden table. Part of a bowl of salad just in shot.

    Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    An easy honey mustard dressing for salads - simply add the 4 store-cupboard ingredients to a jar, along with a pinch of salt and pepper, shake and serve.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 3 minutes mins
    Course Sauces
    Cuisine American, British
    Servings 15 tbsp
    Calories 45 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil
    • 2 tsp white wine vinegar
    • 3 tbsp honey
    • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
    • pinch of salt
    • pinch of black pepper

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Place all of the ingredients into a small bowl or jar.
    • Whisk together until combined. If using a jar, place the lid on firmly and shake until the ingredients are combined.

    Video

    ✎ Notes

    Can I make it ahead?
    Yes - make the dressing and store in an airtight jar. Store at room temperature for up to a day, or in the refrigerator for up to a week.
    Take out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before serving, to allow it to come up to room temperature, and give the jar a shake before serving.
    Nutritional information is approximate per tablespoon of dressing.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 45kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 10mgPotassium: 3mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
    Keywords salads, summer
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    1. Sabs says

      August 17, 2022 at 9:29 am

      5 stars
      Lovely and light, even my friend who hates mustard and vinegar loved it so a real winner.

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    2. Eleanor says

      May 14, 2021 at 7:27 am

      5 stars
      Simple, but delicious homemade salad dressing, so much nicer than store bought😋

      Reply

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