Description
Honey mustard dressing elevates salads with its perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors. Whisked together from simple ingredients, this homemade condiment brings restaurant-quality zest to your plate.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¼ cup (60 ml/2 fl oz) honey
- ¼ cup (60 ml/2 fl oz) dijon mustard
- ¼ cup (60 ml/2 fl oz) olive oil or neutral oil (like canola)
- 2 tbsps (30 ml/1 fl oz) apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 tbsps (30 ml/1 fl oz) mayonnaise (optional, for creaminess)
- ¼ tsp garlic powder (optional)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Assemble a medium mixing bowl and whisk for crafting the condiment.
- Foundation: Combine Dijon mustard, honey, and mayonnaise, whisking until a smooth, uniform mixture emerges.
- Flavor Enhancement: Introduce apple cider vinegar, olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper, blending continuously to create a harmonious emulsion with vibrant, layered taste profiles.
- Refinement: Taste and adjust seasoning, ensuring a balanced interplay between tangy, sweet, and savory notes.
- Storage and Serving: Transfer the dressing to a clean glass container, refrigerate for 15 minutes to meld flavors, and gently shake before use to revive its rich, creamy consistency.
Notes
- Balance Flavor Precisely: Taste and adjust honey and mustard ratios to create a perfect sweet-tangy harmony, preventing overpowering or bland results.
- Emulsify Carefully: Whisk olive oil slowly and consistently to guarantee a smooth, creamy texture without separation or oily appearance.
- Control Consistency: Add olive oil gradually to manage thickness; less oil means thicker dressing, more oil creates a lighter, more pourable consistency.
- Store Strategically: Keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week, allowing flavors to develop and maintaining optimal freshness and taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 179
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 3 mg