This Healthy Vegan "Honey" Mustard Dressing is an easy recipe made with only 4 clean, real food ingredients. It's the perfect plant-based dressing for your favorite salad, sandwich or even as a dipping sauce and it's ready to enjoy in less than 5 minutes!
Healthy Vegan "Honey" Mustard Dressing
Here's why this recipe works - my top 3 reasons:
- Healthier than store-bought dressing
- Ready in less than 5 minutes
- Made with only 4 clean, real food ingredients
Healthier Than Store-Bought Dressing
This healthy plant-based recipe comes compliments of my oldest son.
He recently had a taste of a restaurant version and asked if I would buy him some on our next grocery trip.
While I could have easily accommodated his request by just buying an organic store-bought version, my natural instinct was..."how about if I make you some"?
How hard could it be...mustard and a sweetener, right?
So I played around a little with the ratios and came up with this super easy version of a healthy plant-based "honey" mustard dressing.
Here are the ingredients in a store-bought dressing containing GMO soy, refined sugar, refined salt and dairy (highly likely with GMO dairy):
S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Kraft Honey Mustard Dressing Ingredients: Soybean(s) Oil, Vinegar, Water, Sugar, Honey, Mustard Dijon (Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Water, Salt, White Wine, Citric Acid and Tartaric Acid, Spices(s)), Food Starch Modified, Salt, Egg(s) Yolk, Mustard Seed, Sorbic Acid and Calcium Disodium EDTA as Preservatives, Flavor(s) Natural, Caramel Color, Onion(s) Dried, Spice(s), Beta Carotene Color(s).
You don't have to settle for GMO ingredients (soybean oil), refined sugar and preservatives when you want a tangy "honey" mustard dressing.
This recipe will give you all the flavors you crave without the ingredients you don't want.
Ready In Less Than 5 Minutes
With only 4 simple ingredients, this recipe can be ready to enjoy in less than 5 minutes without any special equipment.
For example, just add the ingredients to a small mixing bowl, stir until well combined and it's ready to enjoy!
Made With Only 4 Clean, Real Food Ingredients
When you make homemade dressings, you have control over the quality of ingredients that are used.
For example, in this recipe, I used organic dijon mustard, organic maple syrup, organic avocado oil, and organic ground garlic powder.
I have a couple of ingredient substitution tips below, like omitting the avocado oil to make the recipe oil-free, so make sure you check those out.
My healthier version is made with organic, vegan, gluten-free, lectin-free*, nut-free, paleo-friendly ingredients, contains no refined sugar and is Medical Medium compliant.
Expert Tips + Ingredient Substitutions For Honey Mustard Dressing
Here are some expert tips to make this recipe perfectly:
Dijon Mustard. I used organic dijon mustard because it has a little more depth of flavor, but you could also use regular organic mustard.
Avocado Oil. I added the avocado oil so the recipe would more resemble a store-bought dressing, but you actually have two options here:
- Substitute with organic extra-virgin olive oil
- Omit the oil to make the recipe 100% oil-free
Garlic Powder. I normally recommend using fresh garlic in my recipes, but just a touch of organic garlic powder adds another flavor dimension. If you think you won't like the addition of garlic powder, it can be omitted.
Maple Syrup. I substituted the traditional main ingredient of "honey" with organic maple syrup. However, you can substitute with your favorite liquid sweetener like organic coconut nectar, organic date nectar, organic brown rice syrup, etc. In addition, if you don't need this recipe to be 100% vegan, you can also substitute with organic raw honey.
*Lectin-Free. Substitute the organic maple syrup with organic date nectar to keep the recipe 100% lectin-free.
Want More Healthy Plant-Based Dressing Recipes?
Check out these:
- Tahini Ginger Dressing
- Watermelon Vinaigrette
- Creamy Habanero Dressing
- or my CLEAN EATING Cookbook with 75+ plant-based recipes made with clean, real food ingredients just like this one that you will love!
Healthy Vegan "Honey" Mustard Dressing
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup organic dijon mustard
- ¼ cup organic maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons organic extra virgin olive oil
- ⅛ teaspoon organic garlic powder
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a small mixing bowl and whisk together until well blended and smooth in texture.
- Adjust the sweetener to your preference.
- Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight, BPA-free container.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
Copyright Notice
The instructions, notes, and photographs for this recipe by Karielyn Tillman of The Healthy Family and Home™ website are copyrighted material. This copyrighted work is protected and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International License and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and cannot be legally used without my written permission.
Amanda says
I am going to make this. I love honey mustard and just started making life changes with my food. I was wondering how much is a serving size and how would you know the amount of calories per serving.
Karielyn says
Hi there Amanda! The recipe will make approximately 1/2 cup. There is a serving size adjuster on the recipe card to adjust the ingredient amounts to make more or less of the recipe.
Also, the nutritional information has been added to the bottom of the recipe for your convenience. It's calculated for (1) tablespoon being (1) serving.
Thanks for the question and I hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
cheryl says
I love honey mustard dressing on all sorts of dishes! this is a simpy yet delish recipe! Wonderful pictures very beautiful
Karielyn says
Hi there Cheryl! Thank you very much and I agree...honey mustard is amazing and not just for salads! Hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
Daisy Pez says
Hi my name is Daisy
I just started my journey as a vegan &
I love honey mustard so much. I was wondering instead of maple syrup can I use Agave honey To make this recipe? I'm just starting to learn how to cook. Thanks for all your help! Love your page!
Karielyn says
Hi there Daisy! Congratulations on choosing vegan! Yes, you can substitute the maple syrup with agave nectar. Some other options are organic date syrup or organic coconut nectar.
I'm glad you found my website and that you also enjoy it (welcome!!) and thanks for the question 🙂
Patty n says
How long will this last in the fridge?
Karielyn says
Hi there Patty! If you store it in an air-tight BPA-free container it should last in the fridge for at least a week. You may need to re-stir it before using it to evenly distribute all the ingredients again like you would a store-bought dressing.
Thanks for the question and I hope you enjoy it 😉
David says
Slice the jalapeno pepper and place some chicken and a little honey mustard over the chicken, then wrap it in bacon using a tooth pick, either grill it or bake it. YUM
Karielyn says
Hi David! Ahhh, I'd have to pass on the chicken and bacon part 🙂 but I sure could go for the grilled jalapeno and will definitely give that a try! Thanks again 😉
David says
Tonight I will grill Chicken Tenders and place them on a lettuce leaf with some of the Honey Mustard and grilled Jalapeno's. Maybe some caramelized onions.
Karielyn says
Hi there David! Oh yum...I love the part about jalapenos! As much as I eat them, I've never grilled them. I bet there amazing 😉
David says
Since I'm not vegan, I made dressing last night, equal parts of Dijon Mustard, Apple Cider Vinegar, E.V. Olive Oil, and Raw Honey. Love it.
Karielyn says
Hi there David! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it and I love the variations you made, sounds delicious!
Thanks so much for trying out the recipe and for taking the time to let me know you liked it...I really appreciate it 😉
Chuck says
Ah, I see! Yes, I love that tanginess, too... but I'm going to have to try it without next time just to see what that's like - I bet it's creamier that way!
I love the website - thanks for all you're doing! 🙂
Karielyn says
Agree!! Thanks so much Chuck 😉
Chuck says
Hi Karielyn,
A question: Could you add Apple Cider Vinegar as an ingredient? Well, I included it (an amount equal to the honey), and loved it!
Karielyn says
Hi there Chuck! Dijon mustard should have some type of vinegar in it (apple cider vinegar or white vinegar), but I especially liked the extra amount you added in! I love the tangy-ness of it so that would have been perfect for me!
Thanks for trying out the recipe and for letting me know you enjoyed it, I really appreciate it 😉
Lemoncello says
What I meant was is the Dijon and olive oils amounts inverted? Sounds like lots of mistard
Karielyn says
Hi there! No, it's correct 🙂
I just started with the mustard amount as the base, kept adding maple syrup until I got it to the sweetness that I liked, then added a touch of avocado oil to thin it a bit and garlic powder to give the flavor an edge.
Hope that helps and thanks for your question 🙂
Lemoncello says
I don't see oil in the recipe and is 1/2 cup Dijon correct?