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    Home » Salads » Salad Dressings » Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

    Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

    Published: Aug 6, 2018 Modified: Jun 1, 2022 by GG

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    Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

    Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is an easy to make homemade salad dressing with just a few simple ingredients! This easy recipe is delicious on a tossed salad and kids will love it as a dipping sauce for chicken tenders too! And you have to try marinating chicken or fish with it too for a flavorful addition to your dinner!

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    Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

    As you know, I'm a big fan of homemade salad dressings. Why buy bottled processed salad dressings when it takes mere minutes, and ingredients usually on hand, to make your own dressing with fresh, clean, unprocessed ingredients? My thoughts precisely.

    Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is an easy to make homemade vinaigrette dressing recipe made with just a few basic kitchen ingredients, honey, mustard, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, garlic and salt!

    This easy honey whole grain mustard recipe is not just for your salad but is delicious as a dipping sauce for vegetables, a marinade for chicken or fish or even as a dressing for your favorite pasta salad.

    The possibilities are endless when a creamy honey mustard vinaigrette is involved!

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    Swirls of Flavor recipe tips

    • You can make this homemade salad dressing ahead and keep refrigerated for up to one week
    • Add chopped fresh basil for added flavor
    • Stir in a tablespoon of sour cream or Greek yogurt for a creamy salad dressing

    Substitutions

    • Make a maple mustard salad dressing and substitute 100% real maple syrup for the honey
    • Substitute creamy Dijon mustard for the whole grain Dijon
    • Replace garlic powder with minced fresh garlic

    Storage

    • Your homemade salad dressing can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week
    • As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines

    How to make Dijon mustard vinaigrette

    Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below

    • Combine honey, mustard, vinegar, olive oil, garlic powder and kosher salt and whisk or stir until blended.

    What is honey mustard dressing made of?

    You can have a honey  mustard dressing with the basic ingredients of honey, mustard, vinegar and oil. Add some seasonings such as garlic and salt and you're all set. Easy peasy!

    And have you checked out my Ultimate Guide To Making Homemade Salad Dressings? Making a Homemade Salad Dressing is so easy and takes just minutes. Made with simple real food ingredients, your salad dressing from scratch is not just better than store bought, it’s better for you and oh so delicious too!

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    Ingredients for easy honey mustard recipe

    • honey
    • whole grain Dijon mustard
    • apple cider vinegar
    • olive oil
    • garlic powder
    • kosher salt

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    Honey Mustard Salad Dressing is an easy to make homemade vinaigrette with just a few simple ingredients, honey, mustard, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, garlic and salt! This easy recipe is not just for salad but as a dipping sauce for vegetables, a marinade for chicken or fish or even as a dressing for your favorite pasta salad. #easyrecipe #homemadevinaigrette #homemadesaladdressing #saladressing #honeymustard #dijonmustard #marinade #dippingsauce #swirlsofflavor
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    Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

    Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is an easy to make homemade salad dressing with just a few simple ingredients, honey, mustard, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, garlic and salt! This easy recipe is not just for salad but as a dipping sauce for vegetables, a marinade for chicken or fish or even as a dressing for your favorite pasta salad.
    Course Salad
    Cuisine American
    Keyword honey mustard salad dressing, honey mustard vinaigrette
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Total Time 5 minutes
    Servings 6
    Calories 101kcal
    Author Gwynn Galvin

    Ingredients

    • 5 Tbs. honey
    • 3 Tbs. whole grain Dijon mustard
    • 2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
    • 2 Tbs. olive oil
    • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
    • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt

    Instructions

    • Combine honey, mustard, vinegar, olive oil, garlic powder and kosher salt and whisk or stir until blended.

    Notes

    Makes 3/4 cup/6 servings
    Swirls of Flavor recipe tips
    • You can make this homemade salad dressing ahead and keep refrigerated for up to one week
    • Add chopped fresh basil for added flavor
    • Stir in a tablespoon of sour cream or Greek yogurt for a creamy salad dressing
    Substitutions
    • Make a maple mustard salad dressing and substitute 100% real maple syrup for the honey
    • Substitute creamy Dijon mustard for the whole grain Dijon
    • Replace garlic powder with minced fresh garlic

    Nutrition

    Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
    First Published: November 22, 2019... Last Updated: June 1, 2022 for better readability and user experience

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    Gwynn Galvin, known to many as GG, is the creative and talented chef and nutritionist behind Swirls of Flavor. Gwynn is an award-winning culinary professional with over twenty five years of recipe development, food styling, test kitchen management and culinary innovation experience. Gwynn's passion is gathering people around the table with her simple real food recipes to savor the moments together.

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