Light Honey Mustard Salad Dressing is made from scratch and comes together in minutes. This dressing is tangy, sweet, and full of flavor.
This light honey mustard salad dressing is a new staple in my refrigerator. You'll love that it's lower in calories than the average store bought dressing, but tastes just as good - if not better!
The best part is that you only need a few ingredients, which you may already have on hand in your pantry. Plus, your dressing can be shaken up in a mason jar, leaving no kitchen cleanup afterward!
This dressing is perfect for your next side salad with dinner, or big lunch salad filled with chicken and veggies.
What size jar do I need?
For this recipe, you'll need an 8 ounce mason jar. Simply add your ingredients to the mason jar, seal, and shake.
Once your mixture looks fully combined, it's ready to go. Store in the refrigerator for up to a month.
If you don't have a mason jar on hand, feel free to whisk your ingredients in a bowl instead, storing your finished dressing in any sealable container.
Can I add oil?
A traditional salad dressing will include some form of oil, like olive oil or mayonnaise for a traditional honey mustard. In this dressing recipe, we've lightened things up and excluded the oil entirely.
However, you're welcome to add a few tablespoons of your preferred fat to this dressing to suit your tastes.
Light Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- ¼ cup dijon mustard
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In an 8 ounce mason jar, add all ingredients. Secure lid and shake until all ingredients are fully combined. Alternatively, add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk until combined.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to a month.
Al S
I thought this would have lemon in it since that is part of the label you have on it.Also, too much sodium, Hopefully, I can skip the salt and still have it taste good.
Heather
Hi Ali, I searched the page for the term 'lemon' but didn't see anything, could you let me know where you saw this labeled as having lemon? You're welcome to reduce the salt in this recipe to suit your tastes - hope you enjoy it!
Keena
This was easy to make and me and my family really love it! It’s the best tasting fat free dressing I have tried! I didn’t use as much Dijon, and for me it didn’t even need the salt or Pepper, it has a great tangy flavor!
Heather
So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Stacy
Great flavor albeit a bit strong. Will decrease Dijon next time.
Judy
I loved this dressing, especially that it had no oil in it. I am trying not to use oil these days. It was tangy and just right for my taste. I poured a little bit of it on my roasted veggies today and it was good.
Traci
So good! Turned out better than I thought!
Janice
I found it to be incomplete. The flavour needed to be rounded out so I added another tablespoon of honey, a tablespoon of grapeseed oil and 2 cloves of garlic. It's better but not best. I will say that my Maille Dijon seemed stronger than usual but still, I like at least some oil in my dressing.
Heather
Thank you for the thoughtful review, Janice! I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy the salad dressing as much as you had hoped. I'm looking to update some of my older recipes - I will add this one to the list to tinker with.
Carissa Healy
So perfect and so light in calories! Thank you for sharing 😊
Heather
Glad you enjoy it Carissa!