Most Delicious Honey Mustard Dressing ( 4 Ingredients, 5 Minutes! )
This SUPER delicious honey mustard dressing is the first of our 5 Minute Fresh Salad Dressing Recipes series!
Making fresh salad dressing is SO easy, and often much healthier, because we only use pure wholesome ingredients. This 5-minute 4-ingredient honey mustard dressing tastes amazing on your favorite salads or a piece of grilled fish or chicken. We LOVE it on our Golden Potato Salad with Arugula and Egg!
Best of all it will keep in your fridge for weeks. This recipe makes enough to last for multiple salads or meals. So make a nice batch and have your salad ready in minutes for a healthy lunch or easy dinner on busy weekdays!
This homemade salad dressing is super versatile with a nice balance of sweet, sour and great flavors. Honey is the sweetener, Dijon mustard adds flavor and body, and lemon adds refreshing acidity. Add salt and pepper to taste. That’s all! So simple and so delicious, you’ll want to keep some of this honey mustard dressing in your refrigerator at all times.
Instructions for Making Honey Mustard Dressing
It doesn’t get any simpler than this. Put the lemon juice, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the olive oil and continue whisking until the mixture looks smooth. Use right away or store in the refrigerator.
Helpful Tips and Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use vinegar instead of lemon juice to make honey mustard dressing?
Yes, you can substitute the same amount of vinegar such as champagne vinegar, white wine vinegar, or red wine vinegar for the lemon juice.
Here’s a secret on composing your own vinaigrette base: about 1 part acid, in this case lemon juice, to three parts oil, in this case extra version olive oil.
What other variations are there to make my own salad dressing?
Feel free to add some herbs such as thyme leaves or oregano or other herbs of your choice. If you like yours more sour or more sweet, or prefer a little more mustard, go right ahead and adapt the recipe to suit your taste.
How long will this last in the refrigerator?
We’ve never had it around long enough for it to spoil. It should be good for 2 weeks without any problem, maybe longer!
Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
This MOST delicious 5-minute 4-ingredient honey mustard dressing is SO easy to make ahead and store in the fridge for weeks. A perfect fresh salad dressing to take your salads, grilled fish or chicken to new heights!
Course:
Salad, Salad Dressing
Cuisine:
French
Keyword:
honey mustard dressing
Calories: 124 kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Lemon Juice (about 3-4 lemons)
- 1 ½ tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 ½ cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/3 cup Honey
- 2 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
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Whisk together the lemon juice, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper.
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Add the oil and whisk to combine.
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Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking.
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Use right away or refrigerate and use as needed. The dressing will separate in the refrigerator the oil may solidify. When you need to use the dressing allow it to warm up at room temperature and whisk all the ingredients back together and you are ready to go!
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We LOVE it on our Golden Potato Salad with Arugula and Egg! You can also use it to dress your favorite salads or for dding flavor to a piece of grilled fish or chicken.
