After reposting The Red, White, and Blue Sweet Summer Salad folks immediately asked for my homemade poppy seed dressing, so I decided to whip up a batch for a quick photo.
A few years ago, I stopped using store-bought dressings. Nothing really against them, I just like the taste and flexibility of fresh better. I make what I need when I need it with whatever I happen to have on hand.
I've made variations of this dressing for a few dressed salads over the years on holidays. It's a super versatile recipe, and my guests always compliment me on it.
📖 Recipe
Homemade Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Homemade Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing is perfect for any summy salad or grilled veggies.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon honey 42g
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Whisk all ingredients together.¼ cup olive oil, ¼ cup lemon juice, 2 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon poppy seeds, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- Enjoy!
Notes
- This is best fresh with freshly squeezed lemon juice so I would make when needed. However, it will store for a few weeks in the fridge.
- The recipe as written makes just about 15 tablespoons which I'm counting as 14 servings just to be safe on the nutritional info. I'd rather overestimate the macros.
- If you don't have honey, maple syrup works!
- If you don't have dijon mustard yellow mustard or mustard seed powder works great too.
- This recipe can easily be halved it makes too much for you.
- I save glass jars to reuse for homemade dressings. I'm not sure where this one came from but it's really similar to these.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoonCalories: 45kcalCarbohydrates: 3gFat: 4gSugar: 3g
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