Honey Dijon Dressing
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With only 5 simple ingredients, you can have this tangy, sweet honey dijon dressing ready to go in minutes. It’s healthier, fresher, and much tastier than the store-bought version. Serve over your favorite salad greens along with our Honey Mustard Chicken for a well rounded meal.
Why You’ll Love This Honey Dijon Dressing
There’s a reason this dressing shows up on repeat at our house.
- Quick & Easy: Shake up just 5 simple ingredients in a jar in minutes.
- Better-for-You: No preservatives or additives—just real, wholesome ingredients.
- Perfect Balance of Flavors: The sweetness from the honey pairs perfectly with the tang of vinegar and mustard.
- Versatile: Works on green salads, grain bowls, grilled chicken, and more.
Ingredients
Check your pantry and fridge, because you can probably make this right now with what you have on hand!
All you need is these five simple ingredients…
How to Make Honey Dijon Dressing
It doesn’t get much easier than this! Either combine all the ingredients in a mason jar with a lid and shake well OR in a blender and pulse several times until completely combined.
I personally prefer using a blender, because it emulsifies the dressing (combining the oil and liquid) so it doesn’t separate later.
Store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Ways to Use This Dressing
This dressing can be used on any salad you can dream up, but here are some salad combos to try with it…
- Spring: Arugula or spring mix, thinly sliced radishes, sugar snap peas, toasted sliced almonds, crumbed goat cheese
- Apple & Feta: Baby spinach, diced apples, dried cranberries, toasted pecans, feta
- Chicken Avocado: Romaine, rotisserie chicken, avocado, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, sunflower seeds, shredded cheddar
- Harvest: Kale, air fryer sweet potatoes cubes, pepitas, dried cherries or cranberries
- Berry Spinach: Spinach, fresh strawberries or blueberries, candied pecans, goat cheese, sliced red onion
You can also use this as a marinade for chicken or pork, as well as a dressing for grain bowls.
FAQs
After you make this salad dressing, store it in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Don’t throw it out! When chilled, some types of oil will solidify. Just set it out at room temperature for 45 minutes or so before you want to use it and it will be back to normal. You can also microwave it for about 5-10 seconds and shake it up.
Yes! We use it to make Honey Mustard Chicken all the time.
More Homemade Salad Dressings You’ll Love
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- Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
- Honey Balsamic Dressing
- Apple Cider Vinaigrette
- Lemon Honey Vinaigrette
- Citrus Salad Dressing
- Asian Sesame Dressing
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Honey Dijon Dressing
A simple, tangy salad dressing that tops off sweet salads perfectly!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- pinch of salt (or more to taste)
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Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a mason jar, seal the lid, and give it a good shake OR place all ingredients in a blender and pulse several times until completely combined. (Note: I prefer blending because it ensures the dressing emulsifies and doesn’t separate later.)
- Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks. The oil may solidify but just set it out at room temperature to give it time to liquify again. If it separates, just give it a good shake before serving.
Notes/Tips
- You can use avocado oil in place of olive oil, if needed.
- If the dressing thickens in the fridge, don’t throw it out! When chilled, some types of oil will solidify. Just set it out at room temperature for 45 minutes or so before you want to use it and it will be back to normal. You can also microwave it for about 5-10 seconds and shake it up.
- Salad dressings often make great marinades! We use this one to make Honey Mustard Chicken all the time.
A friend served this and my husband and I both loved it. It’s so easy to toss together and always impresses our guests. Definitely one of my top “go to ” recipes when entertaining.
Thanks Deborah! Glad you found a winner. 🙂
Easy to do and yet excellent. I’ve gotten so many compliments.
Love to hear it Chris. Thanks for leaving a review.
I substituted apple cider vinegar for sherry vinegar very flavourful.
Hi Claire. Thank you for letting others know of the substitution that worked for you!
super easy, perfect for spinach and avocado salad, add in some walnut and green pumpkin seeds.
That sounds fantastic! Thanks for leaving a review Claire.
Good flavor. I used maple syrup instead of honey.
That sounds like a delicious substitution Yvonne!
Yumm! Perfect balance of flavours!
Wonderful to hear that you enjoyed it!
I have made it for about 5 months and have never gone back to regular oil and vinegar from a bottle
Love to hear this Katherine!
This recipe was easy and so delicious! Best with fresh ingredients 🥰
So glad you like it Bridgett! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Awesome, easy to make especially in anpunch
Thanks for the review!
I made this dressing for a spinach, arugula, goat cheese, date, tomato, and toasted almond salad. It was great, perfect balance.
Great to hear!
Excellent recipe! Fast and easy to make with ingredients I usually have at home.
Thanks for the review, Marita. Appreciate it!
Very good. I made this is the Dijon mustard jar as I only had a about 1 Tbls left and it came out great! Thank you, simple and easy.
Sounds like a great way to use up the last bit and repurpose that jar. 🙂
I have made this several times, and it has become one of my favorites…it is delicious! It has a bright, fresh flavor, that goes well with so many salads. Very easy to make and definitely worth a try!
Awesome! Glad you’re enjoying it, Deb.
BEST DRESSING EVER
BEST REVIEW EVER 😉
I really liked this recipe and immediately doubled it after I tasted it 🤓
The recipe calls for a bit too much honey and oil for my taste so I adjusted a little.
Thank you for the simple recipe!
Thanks for the feedback and review!
Love this salad dressing! Easy to make, taste is outstanding, my husband eats salad now because of this wonderful dressing. Thanks so much for this recipe!