
Yields:
1 c.
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
10 mins
Mildly sweet, a little puckery, and lightly creamy with a gentle texture, poppy seed dressing riffs on the classic combo of your favorite lemon poppy seed desserts and turns it into something savory. Aside from jazzing up your salad greens, it can go on anything like roasted vegetables and baked salmon or served as a dip for butter pecan chicken bites or crudités.
The best part is it’s a breeze to whip up. Grab some fresh lemon and orange, wash them well, then reserve some of their fragrant zest before juicing them. The puckery brightness of fresh citrus juice always trumps pre-packaged versions!
This recipe yields about 1 cup of dressing, which can be doubled if you’re serving a crowd or halved if you don’t want leftovers. If you do have any remaining, be sure to keep it refrigerated in a clean jar, where it can be kept up to 2 weeks.
Once you've made a batch of this dressing, drop us a comment down below and let us know how you used it!
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Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp.
granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp.
finely grated orange zest
- 1/2 cup
mayonnaise
- 1/2 tsp.
finely grated lemon zest
- 3 Tbsp.
fresh lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp.
fresh orange juice
- 2 tsp.
poppy seeds
- 1 tsp.
Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp.
kosher salt
Directions
- Step 1In a medium bowl, rub together granulated sugar and orange zest with your fingers until sugar is yellow in color. Add mayonnaise, lemon zest, lemon juice, orange juice, poppy seeds, mustard, and salt and whisk until smooth.
- Step 2Make Ahead: Dressing can be made 2 weeks ahead. Store in a clean jar in refrigerator.
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