Zesty Honey Lemon Dressing
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This Easy Lemon Honey Mustard Dressing is so delicious and quick to make! Blend together a few ingredients for the best honey mustard lemon dressing.
This Lemon Dressing is one of my all time favorite healthy salad dressings. It’s got such a unique, bright lemon flavor that is SO delicious.
Honey, lemon, mustard, olive oil, and fresh herbs come together in the most delicious way (in about 5 minutes) to create a lemon salad dressing you’ll absolutely love.
Store bought dressings are filled with additives to keep them shelf-stable for longer periods of time. They are also often filled with low-quality ingredients to make them cheaper to produce. This dressing has simple, healthy ingredients that you can pronounce.
This lemon honey mustard dressing is amazing on this Easy Kale Salad, but it goes well on any greens or even used as a marinade on grilled chicken or veggies!
liz’s top tips for lemon dressing
- Always use fresh lemon juice! Bottled lemon juice is too bitter and will not taste the same.
- Separation is to be expected when storing. Whisk together or blend again to remix the dressing.
ingredients
A citrus juicer and citrus zester will also be helpful to have!
SUBSTITUTIONS
Olive Oil: You can substitute avocado oil for extra virgin olive oil.
Lemon Juice: Do not use bottled lemon juice. Always use fresh lemon juice. Bottled lemon juice is too bitter and will not taste the same. We haven’t tried this with lime juice but I think it would work.
Mustard: Any form of whole or ground mustard will work in this recipe
Dried Herbs: You can substitute fresh in place of dried herbs. Double the number of fresh for dried herbs and make sure to chop them very well.
Honey: You can use maple syrup or agave syrup instead of honey
Tahini: If you want a nutty taste, try our Lemon Tahini Dressing.
How to Make Lemon Honey Mustard Dressing
- In a food processor, blend all ingredients until smooth.
- Store in an airtight container for up to a week in the refrigerator.
How to serve:
This dressing goes on pretty much anything! Here are some salads we love to serve with this dressing:
- Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
- Greek Salad
- Spinach Strawberry Salad (this Strawberry Vinaigrette is also great)
- Blueberry Salad
- Corn Tomato Avocado Salad
- You can also use it as a marinade on Balsamic Grilled Chicken or Grilled Vegetables in Foil
How to Store
Storing: This will last in the refrigerator for up to a week in an airtight container. We like to store our dressing in mason jars.
Separation: Separation is natural. Use a spoon to stir together or quickly blend again to reconstruct the dressing.
Freezing: We don’t recommend freezing this salad dressing. It is best if eaten fresh.
other healthy dressing recipes:
For more ideas checkout these Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes!
Zesty Lemon Honey Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup lemon juice juice of 2 lemons
- 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard or dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- In a food processor or small blender mix together olive oil, lemon juice/zest, dijon mustard, honey, salt, pepper and parsley until smooth.
- Store in an airtight container for up to a week in the refrigerator.
I love this recipe!
Very tasty and soooo easy to make using healthy ingredients. Making this you know exactly what is in your dressing!!
Definitely recommend making it!
I love this recipe!
Very tasty and soooo easy to make using healthy ingredients. Making this you know exactly what is in your dressing!!
I just tried this recipe,we love it,I made chicken fingers & french fries and a salad.thank you for your wonderful recipes