Creamy Poppy Seed Salad Dressing Recipe

A delectably easy homemade Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing that is so tasty on fresh fruit salad or a spinach salad with pecans or almonds. Enjoy it on my popular Strawberry Spinach Salad.

Course salad dressing

Cuisine Southern

Keyword best poppy seed dressing, how to make poppy seed dressing, poppy seed salad dressing, salad dressing, sweet poppy seed dressing

Prep Time 5

Servings 1/2 cups

Calories 1523kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons grated onion
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3/4 cup mayonnaise I like Dukes
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Whisk the cider vinegar, sugar, grated onion, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, and poppy seeds together until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

Experiment with different kinds of vinegar like white wine vinegar, champagne vinegar, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, or pomegranate vinegar.
If desired, you can substitute plain Greek yogurt for the mayonnaise.
Substitute honey or maple syrup for the sugar.

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