Looking for a tasty and healthy salad dressing option? Try this creamy homemade vegan honey mustard dressing recipe with simple ingredients. This multipurpose dressing pairs well with almost any salad or veggie bowl.
Make this dressing with roasted or raw garlic. You will get the most nutrients from this Vegan Honey Mustard Dressing if you use raw garlic and lemon as the health-boosting compounds, allicin and vitamin C, are heat-sensitive. However, roasting the garlic and lemon significantly enhances the flavors.
As a compromise, we can follow the 10-minute garlic rule and preserve a portion of allicin, the phytonutrient responsible for garlic's anticancer benefits. Smash the garlic, and then wait 10 minutes before roasting. When the garlic tissues are crushed, the enzyme alliinase mixes with alliin and turns it into allicin! If you roast it without crushing, the two never mix, and cooking destroys the enzyme. Plus, roasting garlic destroys much less allicin than stir-frying or boiling.
This homemade Vegan Honey Mustard Dressing was inspired by my 5-minute Creamy Easy Miso Tahini Dressing, as well as my Lemon Herb Tahini on this site.
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👩🏼🌾 Ingredients
- Tahini (Seed + Mill is my preferred brand- use my paid affiliate link and coupon code COOKINGFORPEANUTS at checkout for 10 % off!)
- Garlic
- Maple syrup
- Lemon juice
- Mustard
See the recipe card for quantities.
🍋 Substitutions
- Lemon - use raw or roasted lemon juice
- Garlic - use raw or roasted garlic
- Maple syrup - substitute with a sweetener of your choice
- Mustard - use wholegrain or Dijon
Try this dressing with my Kidney Bean Salad and Quinoa Bowl. For more healthy vegan dressings, visit my Vegan Dressing Recipes page.
📖 How to Make Vegan Honey Mustard Dressing
For the full recipe with quantities, scroll down to the bottom of the post. This is an overview.
Step 1. (optional) Smash the garlic cloves. Roast the lemon and garlic at 400ºF for about 20 minutes, or until the garlic is softened.
Step 2. (optional) Squeeze the garlic cloves from the skins, and the lemon juice, into a medium bowl.
Step 3. Add the tahini, maple syrup, mustard, and water. Mix well to combine. Add salt and pepper, more lemon juice, maple syrup, and water to taste.
Step 4. Serve with this satisfying kidney bean salad, or a vegan salad or healthy veggie bowl of your choice.
✔️ Expert Tips
- Roasting lemon concentrates the sugars and enhances the flavor. Use Meyer lemons for the best flavor.
- Roasting the garlic mellows its sharp flavor. When roasted, garlic develops a nutty, rich flavor and smooth, buttery texture, making this dressing creamier. If using raw garlic, use one-half of the amount.
- Storage: Refrigerate Vegan Honey Mustard Dressing in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
🙋🏽♀️ Recipe FAQs
Peeled roasted garlic can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Do not store roasting garlic in oil as this carries the risk of botulism.
Typically, honey mustard dressing contains honey, which is not considered vegan since it's an animal product.
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Vegan Honey Mustard Dressing
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Ingredients
- 2 to 3 large cloves garlic (or 1 clove, minced)*
- 1 small lemon halved
- ¼ cup tahini
- 2 teaspoons mustard (wholegrain or Dijon)
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup or agave, plus more to taste
- 2 tablespoons water plus more as needed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- For roasted garlic Honey Dijon dressing:Preheat the oven to 400ºF.Smash 3 garlic cloves gently. Roast them (skin on) with the lemon and 400ºF for about 20 minutes, or until the garlic is softened.Squeeze 2 garlic cloves from the skins, and the juice from one-half of the lemon, into a small bowl. Mash the garlic until smooth.Add the tahini, maple syrup, mustard, and water. Mix well to combine. Add salt and pepper, more lemon juice, roasted garlic, maple syrup, and water to taste.
- For raw garlic Honey Dijon Dressing:Add 1 clove minced garlic, 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice, tahini, maple syrup, mustard, and water to a medium bowl. Mix well to combine. Add salt and pepper, more lemon juice, maple syrup, and water to taste.
Notes
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- Roasting lemon concentrates the sugars and enhances the flavor. Use Meyer lemons for the best flavor.
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- Roasting the garlic mellows its sharp flavor. When roasted, garlic develops a nutty, rich flavor and smooth, buttery texture, making this dressing creamier. If using raw garlic, use one-half of the amount.
Nutrition
This information is provided as a courtesy and is an ESTIMATE only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased can change the nutritional information in any given recipe.
Laura says
Delicious and versatile dressing! Thank you, I made a double batch and stored it in the tahini jar. I will use this throughout the week with bowls, it's sooo yummy.
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
So happy you are enjoying this dressing. Thank you.
Melissa says
I never add Tahini to my recipes as I do not care for it. Not even in my hummus
recipe. I’ve been searching for healthful, homemade dressings, etc… and I notice Tahini is a popular ingredient in your recipes.
Is it absolutely necessary OR is there an appropriate substitute??
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
Try these three without tahini: https://cookingforpeanuts.com/healthy-salad-dressings/
Claudette Erickson says
This dressing is awesome. Anything with tahini is awesome. I drizzled it over a broccoli, garbanzo, lentil, and avocado bowl.
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
I'm so glad you gave it a try. Thank you for letting me know. Great combo.