Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe

Name: Poppy Seed Dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 3/4 Cup Sugar; 1 tsp Dry Mustard; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Onion Powder; 1 1/2 Tbs Poppy Seeds; 1/3 Cup Vinegar; 1 Cup Olive Oil

Homemade dressings just taste better! With just 7 ingredients and 5 minutes or less, you can be drizzling this sweet but tangy homemade poppy seed dressing over fresh greens or fruit! Quick, easy, and made from scratch!

Poppy seed dressing being drizzled over a fresh green salad. — Poppy seed salad dressing being drizzled over romaine lettuce!

Jump to:

Why You'll Love This Recipe
Ingredient Notes
Couple Things You'll Need
Step by Step Instructions
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
Recipe to go with Poppy Seed Dressing
Poppy Seed Dressing

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Just 7 simple ingredients and a few simple steps!
Only takes 5 minutes to whip up this yummy dressing with its tangy flavor!
Delicious on summer salads full of leafy greens or on a fresh fruit salad!

Ingredient Notes

Ground Mustard - This recipe calls for dry mustard, but if you're in a pinch, you can just add a squirt of regular mustard or Dijon mustard instead.
Olive Oil - Canola oil, vegetable oil, or coconut oil can be substituted.
White Vinegar - Apple cider vinegar can be substituted, but it may alter the flavor slightly.
Sugar - Swerve's white sugar substitute can be used in place of sugar.

Ingredients for poppy seed dressing. — You'll only need a handful of ingredients to make this homemade poppyseed dressing!

Couple Things You'll Need

Step by Step Instructions

Measure the white sugar, ground mustard, onion powder, and poppy seeds into a deep bowl or a 2-cup glass measuring cup.

Dry ingredients added to deep bowl. — A 2-cup measuring cup works great to make this delicious dressing!

Add the vinegar and olive oil.
Whisk very, very well.
Drizzle on green salads or fresh fruit.
Store in the fridge in an airtight container like a mason jar.
This creamy dressing does separate in the fridge. Just remix or shake well to redistribute the dressing before using.

Vinegar and olive oil added and whisked well. — Whisk the ingredients very well to finish this homemade salad dressing!

Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips

How long is this dressing good for?

Up to 2 weeks as long as it's stored in the fridge.

Should I toast the poppy seeds?

Nope, no need to toast them.

Recipe to go with Poppy Seed Dressing

Have you tried this recipe? If so, leave me a rating and a comment below! And don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter to get my latest recipes sent right to your email! You can also follow me on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram!

Poppy Seed Dressing

Mindee

With just 7 ingredients and 5 minutes or less, you can be drizzling this sweet but tangy salad dressing over fresh greens or fruit! Quick, easy, and made from scratch!

5 from 1 vote

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Course Dressing

Cuisine American

Servings Cups

Calories 1302 kcal

Ingredients

¾ Cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Dry Mustard
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Onion Powder
1 ½ Tbs Poppy Seeds
⅓ Cup Vinegar
1 Cup Olive Oil

Instructions

Whisk all of the ingredients together! That's it!
Store in the fridge.

Notes

This dressing does separate in the fridge but just stir it up good to use.

Nutrition

Calories: 1302kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 3gFat: 111gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 79gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 2gSugar: 75gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 2mg

Keyword brianna's poppy seed dressing, homemade poppy seed dressing, poppy seed dressing recipe, poppy seed salad dressing

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Thanks for stopping by! Before you go, be sure to check out a few of my most popular recipes!