My first meeting with Honey Mustard Salad Dressing was at Scandia Bakery where I spent most of my teenage years. I sold doughnuts while listening to Scandinavian music by day and vacuumed floors while listening to Air Supply by night. We had a lunch counter which was very popular and one of the items I was brave enough to try was the spinach salad. It was a right of passage… a step towards growing up. Until then, I had thought I was a big deal for evolving from French dressing to ranch dressing.
Now, here I was. All grown up and eating the spinach salad with this dreamy dressing. Of course, we all know you are truly grown up when you can enjoy blue cheese dressing and not lie about it, but I’ll save that for another day.
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Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
Makes about 22 ounces of dressing.
- 1 1/2 cups regular mayonnaise
- 1 cup honey
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Dash of sea salt
- Coarse ground pepper
Place all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well combined. Taste to make sure everything is to your personal liking. Drizzle upon your favorite salad until we graduate to blue cheese.
This dressing is perfect for Spinach Salad.
This recipe can be halved if you need a smaller amount. It should last 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator. If you’d like it to last longer, leave out the fresh lemon juice.