I am a firm believer in making your own dressings. It’s cheaper, better for you, and I think it tastes WORLDS better than the bottled stuff.
Of all the dressings I make, this poppy seed is my absolute favorite. I use it all the time and it goes great on so many different types of salads. The ingredients are not expensive at all and it stores for weeks in the refrigerator.
One little tip?
Buy your poppy seeds from a store that sells spices in bulk.
I am still using a bag of poppy seeds that I bought a good 8 months ago(and I make this dressing several times a month) that cost me under $1. Keep the poppy seeds in the fridge and they’ll last so much longer than in your cupboard. My Mother-in-law told me about this little trick when I pulled a container of poppy seeds out of her fridge last year, convinced it was stuck there by accident.
Nope! Shelf life extension was the name of the game.
Stay tuned for my favorite winter salad recipe, up next! Guess what dressing I put on it?
- ¾ C. White Vinegar
- 1½ C. Canola Oil
- ¾ C. Sugar
- 2 T. White or Yellow onion(I just eyeball a chunk of onion)
- 1¼ T. Salt
- ¾ t. Dry Mustard
- 1½ T. Poppy Seeds
- Place all ingredients except for the poppyseeds in a blender.
- Blend on high for at least 1 minute, or until the onion is fully chopped up and emulsified into the dressing.
- Add the poppy seeds and pulse a few times until incorporated into the dressing.
- Refrigerate.
Hi Kayley! I love your site and might have to check in with you for advice as I am just starting my blog! I love dressings as I use them on grilled and roasted veggies as well as potatoes and grain dishes…..but for some reason when I made this dressing my white vinegar completely over powered everything else. Is there a brand that you recommend? I am sure this was user error and not your recipe!
Thanks Megan! I usually just use your average distilled white vinegar. The dressing is definitely strong, it could just be a preference thing….You could try using white wine vinegar instead, or just lower the amount of vinegar in the dressing altogether, if you prefer it milder =)
This dressing turned out amazing! I tweaked it a bit to suit my own taste by going 50/50 white vinegar and apple cider vinegar and reduced the salt a little bit. Thank you so much for the recipe, I’ll be saving this one!!!
No! You said 1 1/4 TABLESPOONS of SALT. I’m sure you meant TEASPOONS. Fix that, and the vinegar is fine.
Totally agree! The amount of salt must have been a typo!
This is delicious! Could u please be so kind as to tell me the calorie and fat content in this dressing per TBSP? Thankyou!!
Thank you Brooklyn! I don’t know the nutritional information, but you can find a number of nutrition calculators on line where you can just add in the ingredients and it will give you that info =)
This sounds and looks amazing!! I will definitely try it. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Kayley, this dressing is fantastic! I made it this week for a Strawberry Feta salad I made for our lunches. Soooo good! Followed the recipe just as you have it and it is perfect. The hubs had some of the ladies at his work try it too and they loved it! I’m passing your recipe around 🙂
Can you substitute olive oil for the canola?
You could try subbing it with light olive oil, but I wouldn’t use regular or extra virgin because of the strong flavor.
Loved this dressing! Very close to the Renee’s poppy seed dressing but healthier! I used 1/3 sugar and added some agave nectar and sunflower oil instead of canola oil. Have been passing this recipie onto tons of family and friends! 🙂
The best homemade Poppy Seed Dressing recipe! I have tried so many recipes but this is the best! I have been using this recipe so many times now. Thank you for sharing!
Made your Poppyseed dressing just the way you said. It is amazing, thank you for sharing.
3/4 cup of sugar?
Not exactly a healthy option.
Really good and no mayo. Good for the summer. And NO chopping onions!! Thanks