So long, store bought salad dressing! This honey mustard dressing recipe is easy to make, and it's packed with irresistible sweet and tangy flavor.
This homemade honey mustard dressing is like magic. Whenever I have it on hand, I eat salads like crazy, just to taste its sweet, tangy, spicy flavor. If I’m out of greens, I use it as a dipping sauce, dunking sliced bell peppers until I don’t have any dressing left. If you’re someone who’s trying to eat more veggies, make this honey mustard dressing recipe. You’ll find yourself tossing together salads and snacking on carrot sticks left and right!
Unlike many store bought honey mustard salad dressings, this one is totally dairy-free. Its smooth, lightly creamy texture comes from emulsified olive oil, honey, and Dijon mustard, not mayo or Greek yogurt. You only need 5 ingredients to make it, and you can whisk it together in a snap. In the last few months, it’s become one of my favorite dressings, and I think you’re going to love it too!
Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe Ingredients
Ready to make this honey mustard dressing recipe? Here’s what you’ll need:
- Dijon mustard – Steer clear of using stone ground mustard or yellow mustard in this recipe. Instead, choose a good-quality Dijon mustard. It’ll give the dressing a smooth, creamy texture and well-balanced flavor.
- Honey – It gives the dressing a touch of sweetness and classic honey-mustard flavor.
- Apple cider vinegar – For tang! Fresh lemon juice will work here too.
- Garlic – It adds sharp depth of flavor.
- Extra-virgin olive oil – It gives the dressing body and richness.
- And salt and pepper – To make all the flavors pop!
Combine the honey, Dijon mustard, garlic, salt, vinegar, and oil in a small bowl, and whisk to combine. When the dressing is smooth, season to taste. Enjoy!
Find the complete recipe with measurements below.
How to Use Honey Mustard Dressing
This homemade honey mustard dressing will keep in an airtight container or Mason jar in the fridge for up to a week, so it’s a great recipe to meal prep and keep on hand. It’s versatile, so have fun experimenting with different ways to use it. Here are a few of my favorites:
- As a salad dressing. Not to state the obvious, but this dressing is delicious on salad! I call for it specifically in my green bean salad recipe, but it’s also fantastic on this sweet potato salad, this broccoli salad, , this chopped salad, or simple mixed greens.
- With roasted or sautéed veggies. Drizzle it over roasted broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, potatoes, or sautéed broccoli for a punch of sweet and tangy flavor.
- As a dipping sauce. Zuzh up sweet potato fries or air fryer French fries with a side of honey mustard dressing! Or, for a light and healthy snack, serve it with fresh veggies like carrots, celery, or bell peppers for dipping.
- On a grain bowl. Start with a grain like farro, quinoa, or brown rice, add a protein like roasted chickpeas or tempeh, and pile in your favorite veggies. Pour the dressing on top to tie it all together!
How do you like to use honey mustard dressing? Let me know in the comments!
More Favorite Salad Dressings
If you love this recipe, try one of these delicious salad dressings next:
- Greek Salad Dressing
- Green Goddess Dressing
- Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing
- Tahini Dressing
- Homemade Italian Dressing
- Vegan Ranch Dressing
- Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Lemon Vinaigrette
Honey Mustard Dressing
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
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, olive oil, vinegar, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- See the above blog post for serving suggestions.
Son turned me onto this dressing….love it completely…
I’m so glad you loved it!
This dressing is lovely. Onto my second double mixture. Easy to make, always have the ingredients on hand and is a favourite with all the family. Thanks Love & Lemons.
I’m so glad you’ve been loving the dressing!
Delicious! What is the nutritional info on a serving size of this? I didn’t see it. Apologies if I missed it. Was great on chicken and a lot leftover so I am gonna try it on fish next!
Hi Crystal, I’m sorry, I don’t calculate nutrition info but you can plug the ingredients into a site like my fitness pal.
Love this dressing! It’s delicious on salads, roasted chicken, veggies and more!
I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying it!
I usually make honey mustard dressing with mayonnaise but this was a much tastier and healthier version.
I didn’t feel so guilty adding the bacon which goes well with the mustard flavor.
So easy!
I didn’t even have to go to the store to buy any ingredients. I had them already on hand:)
I’m so glad you loved it!
Delicious!! I made this dressing as written tonight and tossed it with baby spinach. I served it with marinated heirloom tomatoes, burrata cheese, roasted cauliflower and crusty bread. Perfection!!
Sounds delish! I’m so glad you loved it.
This dressing was absolutely excellent! We used it to top a summer salad with little gem, peach, corn, Gorgonzola, and pickled red onions and it was *chef’s kiss*
Delicious!!! We put it on fresh picked garden salad; romain, tomatoes and cucumbers. Light, fresh, zingy and mmmmwwwwah!
This was fantastic!! Not too sweet- I swapped out 1 tbsp of Dijon with a whole grain mustard & it really gave it a nice depth!
This is now my go to salad dressing. Easy and delicious!
I’m so glad you’ve loved it!
Love this dressing. I omit the honey and also use garlic infused olive oil instead of regular garlic.
can you substitute regular mustard?
that’ll probably be fine!
It was EXCELLENT! I made it today, May 9 2021.
Thank You
I’m glad you loved it!
Made this recipe to dress a chicken salad. Perfection! I was generous with the cracked pepper and added a squosh more honey. The sharp Dijon and grated garlic added a nice tang and a balanced flavor profile. The recipe also led me to your website and library of recipes. Wow! Looking forward to exploring it all.
I love this dressing. I did increase the honey to 2 Tbsp inadvertently , but I loved it.
I made a 2d batch for our next lunch salad.
Thank you.
I just tried it and it’s delicious
This dressing is so delicious. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this recipe. I made this tonight and it’s very good. A lot of these honey mustard dressing recipes call for mayonnaise and I chose this one because it didn’t. Thanks again!
Great recipe! I used apple cider vinegar. My garlic clove was very very small, but not the tini-tiniest. It was still sufficiently garlicky. My 1/4 tsp measuring spoons were in the wash so I eyeballed the salt amount. I made a highly-rated shallot vinaigrette recipe at the same time in order to taste test which one I liked better and this one was my favorite!
Hi Kelly, I’m so glad you loved the dressing!
Looks perfect! I’ve been trying to transition to only homemade dressings. It’s harder than you’d think!
Many vegans don’t eat honey. I bet maple syrup would be a great substitute.
yep, it would work great to make the recipe vegan.