Poppy Seed Dressing

A deliciously sweet Poppy Seed Dressing made with 6 pantry staples! Perfect for fruit and vegetable salads, this makes any side dish taste like dessert.

Grab some strawberries, some spinach, and toss it up with the easiest salad dressing ever! Thanks to Poppy Seed Dressing, all of a sudden, life is sweeter. It’s old-fashioned, versatile, and better than any bottle at the store.

Recipe ingredients:

• Oil: Use something neutral such as vegetable oil, light olive oil, vegetable oil, or grapeseed oil.
• Red wine vinegar: Substitute white wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or champagne vinegar if you prefer.
• Sugar: Add sugar or your favorite sweetener to taste, or leave it out entirely.
• Dried mustard: Ground mustard powder balances out the sweetness and adds another layer of flavor. If you don’t have it, use an equal amount of Dijon mustard instead.
• Poppy seeds, salt.

Instructions:

• In a bowl with a whisk, or in a jar with a lid, add the vegetable oil, red wine vinegar, dried mustard, poppyseeds, sugar, and salt. If you’re making a salad right away, keep the dressing out at room temperature to let the flavors mingle while preparing the salad. (However, you can make it up to 4 days in advance.)
  

Recipe tips:

• Yield: About 1 cup
• Storage: Store the dressing covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• Blender: For the smoothest, creamiest dressing possible, emulsify the dressing in a blender.

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Poppy Seed Dressing

A deliciously sweet Poppy Seed Dressing made with 6 pantry staples! Perfect for fruit and vegetable salads, this makes any side dish taste like dessert.

4.99 from 96 votes

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Prep Time 1 min

Cook Time 1 min

Total Time 2 mins

Servings 8 servings

Course Pantry

Cuisine American

Calories 145

Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• ▢ 1/2 cup vegetable oil or light olive oil (see note 1)
• ▢ 1/4 cup red wine vinegar (see note 2)
• ▢ 1/4 cup granulated sugar or less to taste (see note 3)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried mustard (see note 4)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
• ▢ Salt

Instructions 

• In a small bowl with a whisk, or in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, add the vegetable oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, dried mustard, poppy seeds, and salt to taste (I like 1 teaspoon).
• Stir or shake to combine. Allow the flavors to blend at room temperature while preparing the salad.

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Notes

1. Oil: Use something neutral such as vegetable oil, light olive oil, vegetable oil, or grapeseed oil.
2. Red wine vinegar: Substitute white wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or champagne vinegar if you prefer.
3. Sugar: Add sugar or your favorite sweetener to taste, or leave it out entirely.
4. Dried mustard: Ground mustard powder balances out the sweetness and adds another layer of flavor. If you don’t have it, use an equal amount of Dijon mustard instead.
5. Yield: About 1 cup
6. Storage: Store the dressing covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
7. Blender: For the smoothest, creamiest dressing possible, emulsify the dressing in a blender.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tablespoonsCalories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 1mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

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