Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Easy Homemade Honey & Mustard Salad Dressing

This Honey & Mustard Salad Dressing is always a winner & can just as easily be used as a basting sauce for chicken or pork

I’ve had this recipe for years & seeing as it is on a typed page in one of my own recipe books, I cannot remember where I got it from. It’s a really good recipe and one which I used to make often in the days when a variety of salad dressings were unavailable to buy in the shops here.

I have also used this dressing as a coating for cooked chicken on the barbecue, and it really is delicious. As you can see by the ‘photo, it is quite a thick and dark coloured dressing – but don’t let that put you off because it tastes simply heavenly !


Honey & Mustard Salad Dressing

4 tbsp Honey
3 tbsp Vinegar* (I’ve used balsamic or red wine or white grape vinegar)
6 tbsp Mayonnaise
2 tbsp Wholegrain Mustard
1 heaped tsp dried Garlic flakes (or use finely minced fresh garlic if you prefer)
Pinch of Salt
½ cup Olive Oil

Place the honey in a saucepan over a gentle heat & stir until it has dissolved & is completely liquid. Then pour the honey into a bowl & whisk in the vinegar, mayonnaise, wholegrain mustard, garlic flakes and salt. Once well blended, gradually whisk the olive oil in … slowly pouring a thin stream of oil into the mixture & beating until it is all well blended. Pour into a glass jar and store in the fridge until needed. Shake well before serving
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