The first time I tried a honey mustard dressing made with wholegrain mustard was at Salad Shack. I liked the dressing very much. I used to see chefs on TV put mustard into salad dressings. At that time, I thought it was weird.
After I tried it myself, I realized that mustard gives the dressing a lift and from then on, I added mustard to my dressings. I started off by using those yellow mustard that you put on hotdogs or burgers and then I graduated to dijon mustard.
The problem with me is that I buy a bottle of mustard, use it once or twice and then it sits if the fridge untouched for months. These things have a short shelf life after opening and I have wasted countless bottles of mustard. When it is time to toss the mustard, I dig it out and save the bottle. I collect the bottles because I think they are cute.
Since I liked the dressing at Salad Shack, I decided to recreate it at home. The one at Salad Shack was on the thick side which I felt made it difficult to dress the salad. I remember having to ask for extra dressing because the salad was under dressed. It was difficult to spread the dressing evenly over the greens since it was so thick.
I am quite happy with my concoction, though it is not 100% spot on. When I served salad with this dressing during Chinese New Year, it was well received by my family. So I am sharing the recipe in case anyone is interested.
Honey Wholegrain Mustard Dressing
Recipe source : Phong Hong
Ingredients :
- 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- salt and pepper to taste
Method :
1. Put all the ingredients into a bowl and whisk to combine.
2. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Note : My recipe is agak-agak (estimated), so please make adjustment according to your taste.
Yes, I do like some of the salad dressings I've tasted around here, anytime better than mayo...straight from the bottle. I wouldn't go back to those, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteMayo can be cloying so most of the time I prefer this type of dressing.
DeleteThumb up to the salad you made...
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI actually don't like mustard especially yellow mustard but I've not tried whole grain mustard. Since you like it (and our taste buds are quite similar), maybe I should give it a go! ;)
ReplyDeleteI didn't like mustard too in the beginning. I thought it had a strange taste and that's because I tasted it by itself. But when I had it with hotdogs and ketchup and relish, it tasted very good. So now when I order my Subway sandwich, I'll be sure to ask for mustard and chili sauce hee..hee...
DeleteYour agak-agak salad recipe is very nice, colourful and calling me as usual..!!
ReplyDeleteI am still at the learning stages to eat the various salad dressings and mustards. They all tasted good to me but I am always at loss when choosing, so I simply add all.
Semua taroh!
DeleteI thought all mustard are yellow and I didn't like how strong those are. Hmm, time to try new flavors huh... dijon mustard...
ReplyDeleteThey are not nice on their own but enhance flavors of roasted/grilled meat and salad dressings.
DeleteI have stopped buying products that I will only use once or twice because I will end up throwing them away later. But the bowl of chicken & salad makes me drool!
ReplyDeleteBest not to buy if not using often but I never follow this advice.
DeleteI love mustard! :)
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteI think if we use different brands of dijon mustard, honey, red wine vinegar and olive oil, we may get a different taste from yours. Can you please share your preferred brands for the four items above? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't have a preferred brand and grab what's available. For this particular recipe I used Maille Wholegrain Mustard, Borges Red Wine Vinegar and Papa Alfredo Olive Oil. As for the honey, it was an Australian brand raw honey.
DeleteI just bought a bottle of honey mustard dressing recently and used it on my egg sandwich and my boiled veggie
ReplyDeleteBut mine is without the wholegrain
Honey mustard dressing is very nice too.
Delete"These things have a short shelf life after opening and I have wasted countless bottles of mustard."
ReplyDeleteYou reminded me that I should try to finish my bottle of honey mustard before they expire and go to waste
Yah, better finish up or else it is wasted.
DeleteI never have problems with remaining mustard as my husband eats it always with sausages😀
ReplyDeleteYes, it goes very well with sausage!
DeleteMy friend taught me how to make honey mustard dressing and I love it but my version is simpler with only honey + dijon mustard + olive oil + pepper & salt
ReplyDeleteI must try your version too :)
DeleteYour salad is so beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteSame with you, I hardly use mustard. Hubby bought a bottle of mustard once for his salad and only use few times and the whole bottle sitting idly in the fridge till I threw it away.
Usually my simple salad dressing is just olive oil, vinaigrette, salt or olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and sugar. ^^
Thank you! Sometimes I also make dressing like yours and it is also very good.
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