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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Yields:
1 c.
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
10 mins
Ingredients
2tbsp.
granulated sugar
1/2tsp.
finely grated orange zest
1/2c.
mayonnaise
1/2tsp.
finely grated lemon zest
3tbsp.
fresh lemon juice
2tbsp.
fresh orange juice
2tsp.
poppy seeds
1tsp.
Dijon mustard
1tsp.
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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June Xie is the former Senior Food Producer for Delish, where she hosted recipe videos and the wildly popular YouTube show, Budget Eats. She previously worked in numerous restaurant kitchens throughout NYC before first joining Delish as our Test Kitchen Assistant and chief baking expert with a passion for bread dough, peanut butter, whipped cream, and gluten free cookies. She also loves staring at alpacas.
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