Learn how to make the best homemade poppy seed dressing! This naturally vegan recipe is creamy, amazing, just sweet enough, and perfect for any salad.

The Best Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing

After rounds and rounds of testing, I feel like I’ve finally made the perfect poppy seed dressing.

If you’re anything like me, there’s a good chance that you’ve been buying prepackaged salad mixes just because you’re so hooked on the poppyseed dressing they come with.

I was looking at the salad that I’d become so obsessed with and thought, “You know, I could probably make this cheaper and better.”

So that’s what I set out to do.

I can definitely say I’m so happy with the result! This salad dressing now has a permanent spot in our fridge (and I’m eating so much more salad now that I have it on hand)!

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How to Make Poppy Seed Dressing

To make the best poppyseed dressing, you really need to use a blender. Emulsifying the oil is what makes this recipe so incredibly creamy.

If you don’t have a blender, you can vigorously whisk the oil in by hand a little at a time.

To make this salad dressing, blend the vinegar, onion powder, sugar, mustard, and salt together. Next blend the oil in a little bit at a time. Finally, pour the dressing into a bowl and stir the poppy seeds in.

What to Serve with this Salad Dressing

This recipe is especially amazing on a Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad.

It also tastes incredible on:

• Broccoli Salad
• Cole Slaw or Cabbage Salad
• Salad with Grilled Chicken
• Spinach Salad (Especially Strawberry Spinach Salad)
• Kale Salad
• Fruit Salad
• Pasta Salad
• Quinoa Salad

Optional Substitions

There are a few substitutions you can make with this recipe, depending on which ingredients you have on hand.

• You can substitute vegetable oil with olive oil. I prefer the taste of vegetable oil for this recipe, but both oils will work.
• Onion powder can be substituted with grated onion. This recipe tastes amazing either way, but for ease I tend to use onion powder.
• Instead of yellow mustard, you can use either Dijon mustard or dry mustard powder.

Healthy Poppy Seed Dressing with Greek Yogurt

Another popular way to make poppy seed salad dressing is with Greek yogurt. I personally prefer this oil-based recipe, but when I do make it with Greek yogurt, this is my recipe that I use.

In a medium bowl, mix the following:

• ½ Tablespoon honey
• ½ Tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
• ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt

If you love sweet and tangy salad dressings that are naturally dairy-free, you may love my Tahini Lime Dressing recipe.

You also like my Broccoli Cranberry Salad and my Raw Vegan Rainbow Taco recipes – this dressing tastes phenomenal on both of them!

Fit Foodie Finds also has a great yogurt-based dressing recipe that you can check out!

Who Can Eat this Salad Dressing?

This recipe is naturally gluten free, vegan, and dairy-free.

Poppyseed Dressing Nutrition

According to Cronometer, each serving of this dressing has approximately 109 calories, 6.7 g carbs, and 6.5 g net carbs (note – nutrition information isn’t always accurate).

What You’ll Need

For this recipe, you’ll need two things.

The first is poppy seeds. This is the brand that I love.

The second thing you’ll need is a blender. While I love using my high speed blender for all of the different sauces I make, you don’t really need a fancy one for this recipe. This affordable blender is a great value and perfect for this job.

If you try this recipe, please let me know what you thought in the comments or on Instagram! @keytomylime

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Try making this incredible, affordable, and delicious poppy seed salad dressing at home!