Creamy Poppyseed Dressing

This homemade Poppyseed Dressing recipe takes five minutes to make, keeps well for up to a month, and goes with all the salads. It’s creamy with a bit of tang and you only need six ingredients to make it.

For me, the star of any salad is usually the dressing and is often the only reason I’ll eat a salad. I love a good refrigerated prepared dressing but those shelf-stable ones in the middle of the grocery store are a hard no.

More often than not, I just mix up my own – salad dressings aren’t hard to make as long as you have the key ingredients for the right texture and consistency. And I love creamy dressings – is there any other kind worth making?

Like this easy poppyseed dressing – it has mayo for the creamy factor, vinegar and a touch of mustard for tang, a bit of honey for sweet, and, of course, little tiny poppy seeds for texture and color.

It’s a great everyday salad dressing – quick to make in about five minutes and, more importantly, it keeps for up to a month in the refrigerator. Make a batch and your salad will thank you and you might just find yourself craving a salad more often. I know! Crave-worthy salads – what a life.

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How to Make It

• Mayonnaise
• Honey
• White wine vinegar
• Poppy seeds
• Dry mustard
• Kosher salt

Whisk all of the ingredients in a small bowl until well blended. You can also place all of the ingredients in a mason jar and give it a good shake or two. Bonus, it doubles as your storage container. I am all about the good ideas.

Store the dressing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Substitutes

As I like to say, “use what you’ve got” and in the case of this poppy seed salad dressing you have a few options because no one I know would make a quick dash to the grocery store for salad ingredients, including me.

• Mayo: I wouldn’t swap this, but I get not everyone is into it. So if this is you, I recommend using the same amount of Greek yogurt or sour cream.
• Honey: Agave would work well but, whatever you do, don’t sub granulated sugar. It will make your dressing grainy.
• White wine vinegar: Plain old white vinegar and apple cider vinegar works, too.
• Dry mustard: if you don’t have this hiding in your spice rack, feel free to use prepared mustard like Dijon mustard, yellow mustard, or any kind you like. You will need a smidge more – I recommend a couple teaspoons.

A Few More Tips

Be sure to give the dressing a good stir (or shake if it’s in a jar) after it’s sat in the fridge.

It’s not just for salad! Serve it as a dip for veggies like carrot sticks, celery sticks, broccoli florets… you get the idea. If you do this for a party your friends may secretly wish it was a plate of chicken wings, so be prepared for some serious side-eye.

Give this creamy poppyseed dressing a try soon! It loves a big bowl of greens and you will love it, too.

Happy salading,

More Salads to Try

Here are some of my favorite salad recipes and homemade salad dressings you might like to try:

• Taco Salad with Spiced Catalina Dressing
• Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
• Mexican Caesar Salad
• Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

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The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.