This Maple Mustard Balsamic Dressing is incredibly versatile! It’s like a secret formula you can adapt to your liking. It tastes amazing not only as a salad dressing but also as a sauce for chicken and fish!
The best thing about this dressing is that it’s made with long-lasting ingredients. This means you can make a triple batch and keep it in the fridge for weeks without it spoiling. Just give it a quick shake before pouring and it’s ready to pour over your favorite salads.
You can even use a variation of the dressing in chicken dishes, such as this Maple Dijon Chicken Meal Prep Recipe.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Maple Syrup — the maple flavor is so incredibly special, it’s my favorite sweetener for salad dressing. However, any other natural thick liquid sweetener works obviously: Honey, Agave Nectar, Coconut Nectar, etc.
- Dijon Mustard — this mustard has a mild and delicate taste, and it is the preferred mustard for salad dressings. I don’t recommend replacing it, but if you have to, any other mustard would work too.
- Balsamic Vinegar — Balsamic gives great flavor but you can balance the flavors with any other acid as well. Great alternatives are lemon juice, or apple cider vinegar.
- Flavorless Oil — Avocado Oil, Sunflower Oil, Any other oil
How to make Maple Mustard Balsamic Dressing
Simply add all ingredients to a sealable jar and shake until well combined.
You can store it for up to 2 weeks in the fridge in a sealed container. Simply shake before pouring a serving over your salad.
Maple Mustard Balsamic Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 6 Tbsp flavorless oil - avocado oil is my favorite
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk well together or put them in a sealable glass jar and shake until well combined.
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Chris says
What are the calories per serving?
Lorena says
That will depend on how much you add to your salad. 1 cup = 16 tbsp so 1 Tbsp of this dressing has about 100 calories.
Marisa says
How long will this last in the refrigerator?
Lorena says
I’ve had it in the fridge for over a week and it was still fine.
Jane says
This was delicious!! Going into our regular rotation!
Lorena says
Yay!! I’m so glad you liked it Jane :)
Christina says
Just made this and it’s so simple to make! For just 4 ingredients … it is awesome and most likely going to be my go to dressing.
Thanks for sharing
Christina
Lorena says
Thank you for coming back and commenting Christina :) I’m so happy you like it!
Joanne says
Would you use this on a regular salad with cucumber and tomatoes? What other things would you add to compliment the dressing and still keep it healthy?
Lorena says
Hi Joanne, yes, I’m sure it would taste great on a regular salad with cucumber and tomatoes. This is actually my go to salad dressing for pretty much all my salads, no matter how many ingredients. I usually don’t add anything else to the dressing but if you want you could experiment with some poppy seeds mixed in maybe?
RainDrop says
This favour combination was really really nice. Definitely a keeper. Thank you!
Lorena says
Thank YOU for coming back and commenting on my recipe :)
Silvia @ Garden in the Kitchen says
I just made this recipe Lorena, can’t wait to try in my salad!
Lorena says
Woooow, what an honor!! :D
Jen says
This is pretty good.I think I’m going to add a hint more maple for my taste.
Lorena says
Go for it :)
Jeff says
I’ve never heard of this particular flavor combination before. I’m eager to introduce it to my salad rotation!
Lorena says
I hope you like it :)