Healthy Honey Mustard Without Mayo & Dairy
Looking for a delicious honey mustard recipe without mayo or dairy? This honey mustard dressing recipe is made with simple ingredients, it’s sweet, tangy, and creamy – perfect for dipping, marinating, or dressing up any salad or meal. Plus, it’s easily adaptable to a vegan diet by simply swapping an ingredient to a plant-based alternative, so you get a maple mustard sauce.
So whether you’re looking for a dairy-free honey mustard or a vegan version, this mayo fee recipe has you covered.
Healthy Honey Mustard Recipe No Mayo
A healthy honey mustard recipe without mayo and dairy? Yes, it is possible to make a honey mustard recipe without mayo and still have it taste amazing. This honey mustard recipe is perfect for those who are looking for a healthier alternative to the traditional recipe. It’s a much healthier option than store-bought salad dressings that are often loaded with unhealthy fats and preservatives. I usually use it my Simple Easy Cabbage and Carrot Salad.
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The ingredients work together to create a sweet and tangy flavor that is perfect for dipping or spread on sandwiches and goes well with just about everything.
It’s another great addition to my collection of dairy free and gluten free dressings and sauces. I use this honey mustard dressing for dipping appetizers, with coleslaw salads and is perfect for drizzling over roasted green vegetables like Brussels sprouts and asparagus.
Ingredients For Honey Mustard Dressing
- Dijon mustard – choose a good-quality Dijon mustard. It’ll give the dressing a smooth, creamy texture and well-balanced flavor.
- Plant based yogurt – it gives body and richness (use oil if you want it thinner) so you get a creamy honey mustard dressing. For a simple vinaigrette-style dressing omit the yogurt entirely.
- Honey – to sweeten up and create a nice texture. For a vegan honey mustard sauce use maple syrup – it gives the dressing a touch of classic sweetness – it will turn into a maple mustard sauce.
- Apple cider vinegar – for tang. Fresh lemon juice is great too. You can also use white wine vinegar if you like.
- Garlic powder or freshly minced, onion powder works as well.
- Sea salt – to help bring out the flavors.
- Ground black pepper – optional.
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Honey Mustard Sauce Vs Dressing
It can be both, the difference would be the thickness. Usually a Honey mustard dressing is runnier and is oil-based. And the honey mustard sauce is mostly mayo based. The dressing is usually perfect for salads and the sauce for dipping chicken cutlets or tenders.
How To Make A Dairy And Mayo Free Honey Mustard
Step 1. Combine all ingredients in small mixing bowl.
Step 2. Mix the salad dressing well with a whisk until smooth. If you want your mayo free honey mustard to be extra smooth, you can add in a tablespoon or two of olive oil or avocado oil.
Step 3. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Add more salt if you like.
Step 4. Pour the vegan honey mustard dressing in a cruet with sealing cap for a convenient use and to maintain freshness longer.
That’s it! Your healthy homemade honey mustard dressing without mayo is ready!
What Type Of Mustard To Use
The level of heat in a given type of mustard is largely determined by the style of seed—yellow seeds are mild, while brown or black seeds have a lot more heat. So choose according to your taste.
- Yellow Mustard is the most widely grown type of mustard seed and has the mildest flavor. The bright yellow color of yellow mustard comes from turmeric, which is combined with yellow mustard seeds, vinegar, and water (and some additional spices) to make a squeezable sauce.
- Dijon mustard has a more pungent, spicy flavor than yellow mustard. It’s often made with white wine and brown and/or black mustard seeds.
- Brown mustard typically uses a slightly coarser grind than yellow or Dijon and has a more intense earthy flavor with more spice.
FAQs: Honey Mustard Sauce No Mayo
No, because it has honey. Vegans believe that exploiting the labor of bees and harvesting their honey is bad as the process sometimes can harm or kill the bees.
Yes mustard is vegan. If you are referring to mustard sold in bottles as sauce, then pay attention to ingredient list, sometimes it can have added spices and other liquids.
Yes. Maple syrup is vegan. It is made from maple tree sap (the trees are not harmed while extracting the sap) that’s been boiled down to reduce the water content and concentrate the sugars.
Usually honey mustard sauces are made with mayonnaise and don’t have any dairy.
Yes. This recipe contains plant based yogurt which is perishable so it must be refrigerated.
Yes, you can omit the vinegar if you prefer. Use fresh lemon juice instead, in the same proportions.
Substitutions & Recipe Variations
- Best honey substitutes: maple syrup (maple mustard sauce), agave syrup, date syrup, coconut nectar.
- No sugar honey mustard – to make it healthier remove any sweetener.
- Add dash of hot sauce if you want your vegan honey mustard spicy.
- Swap some of the Dijon mustard for brown mustard or yellow mustard (use the paste or whole seeds).
- Use fresh minced garlic or powder (or onion powder).
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of water to get a thinner consistency.
- Add other herbs and spices (oregano, black pepper, paprika, coriander, cumin, turmeric).
Storing Tips
Storing leftovers: store the sauce in the refrigerator for up to a week. Use a mason jar or a cruet with sealing cap for a convenient use and to maintain freshness longer. So you have it ready for some quick salads or any dipping needs that may arise.
What Goes Well With Honey Mustard
You can use this healthy honey mustard in so many ways. Whether you use it as a dipping sauce, marinade or a salad dressing it doesn’t matter, it adds just the perfect boost of flavor and spice. Try it as a:
- a dip for chicken cutlets or for fresh vegetables
- spread inside wraps and tortillas
- use as a creamy salad dressing, like in this shrimp cabbage salad
- a marinade or glaze for roasted veggies or grilled meats
- drizzled on meals in a bowl
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Healthy Honey Mustard Without Mayo & Dairy
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Dijon mustard - or combine two varieties
- 4 tbsp maple syrup - or your favorite liquid sweetener
- 2-3 tbsp plant based yogurt - plain
- 1 garlic clove - minced, or use powder
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar - or lemon juice
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- add other spices if you like
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in small mixing container.
- Mix well with a whisk until smooth.
- Pour in a cruet with sealing cap for a convenient use and to maintain freshness longer.
Notes
Tips For A Perfect Honey Mustard Dressing/Sauce
Choose your mustard: yellow mustard has the mildest flavor. Dijon mustard has a more pungent, spicy flavor than yellow mustard. It’s often made with white wine and brown and/or black mustard seeds. Brown mustard uses a slightly coarser grind than yellow or Dijon and has a more intense earthy flavor with more spice. You can use a combination of two. Best honey substitutes: maple syrup, agave syrup, date syrup, coconut nectar. Want it spicy: add dash of hot sauce, cayenne pepper or black pepper. Make it thin and pourable: adds 1-2 tablespoons of water.Nutrition
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Really tasty dressing (used the oil instead of yogurt), I think the maple syrup added a nice depth of flavor also I used about a 1/4 tsp of garlic granules.
Garlic in always welcomed in savory dishes!