Salad dressing is not just an ordinary sauce, but a real culinary masterpiece that allows you to turn any salad into an original and unique dish every time. Mustard dressings are much healthier than mayonnaise. promote the digestion of proteins, break down fats and activate metabolic processes in the body.
The use of mustard dressings and sauces allows you to diversify the menu and experiment with the taste of familiar dishes. Depending on the type of salad, you can choose one or another dressing recipe.
Mustard salad dressing
One of the easiest, simplest and quickest recipes for making mustard dressing, perfect for a salad that contains lettuce. You will need (for salad dressing for 3-4 servings):
- 1 tsp mustard;
- 1 tsp lemon juice;
- ½ tbsp. l. apple cider vinegar;
- 2 tbsp. l. sunflower oil;
- 0.5 tsp salt.
Combine mustard and lemon juice, then add apple cider vinegar and sunflower oil, remember to season with salt. Mix everything well and you can season the salad.
Dijon mustard dressing
For dressing salads with meat, dressing with the famous Dijon French mustard is suitable, which will give the taste of mayonnaise and a piquant aroma. You will need:
- 150 ml sour cream;
- 1 egg yolk;
- 1 tbsp. l. dijon mustard;
- white wine vinegar;
- mustard seeds - 7 pcs.;
- white pepper - 2 peas;
- ½ tsp. salt;
- ½ tsp. Sahara.
Pound the white peppercorns and mustard seeds in a mortar, then mix with Dijon mustard, white wine vinegar and sugar. Whisk sour cream with one egg yolk and salt until smooth, creamy. Add sour cream to the mustard mixture and mix thoroughly. Dijon salad dressing is ready!
Mustard dressing with honey and poppy seeds
This dressing has a sweet and sour taste and a piquant aroma, goes well with meat salads that include chicken. You will need:
- 50 ml of honey;
- 3 tbsp. l. apple cider vinegar;
- 2 tbsp. l. olive oil;
- 2 tsp sweet mustard;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- 1 tsp poppy seeds;
- salt, ground pepper (to taste).
Peel the onions and cut them in half. Combine all of the above ingredients in a blender and whisk for a few minutes until a creamy mass is formed, which can be used immediately as a dressing. The real highlight of this sauce will be poppy seeds.
Mustard Caesar salad dressing
The world famous Caesar salad is usually seasoned with Worcester sauce, but this recipe uses sweet mustard instead. You will need:
- chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- 100 ml of olive oil;
- 20 ml of sweet mustard;
- 2 tbsp. l. parmesan.
The secret of this dressing is the preparation of eggs using a special technology. Place eggs in water and bring to a boil, then turn off immediately. Pierce each egg from the blunt side with a needle, then release it into cooled water and leave for 1-2 minutes. Split the egg in half, pour the liquid part into a blender, also take out the protein with a spoon, then beat it all in a blender, add the juice squeezed from the lemon.
Put the grated Parmesan in a blender and beat again. Then you can add sweet French mustard and beat. Pour in the olive oil in a thin stream and continue beating until smooth, similar in thickness to sour cream. As a result of whipping, the amount of dressing should increase by 1.5 times.
The mustard dressing is ready and can be added to the salad. You can store this dressing in the refrigerator for several days. Whisk until fluffy before reuse.
