You can whip up this delicious dill dressing in just a few minutes! Dill salad dressing is great on a smoked salmon salad, but also makes a great dip or sauce!
Have you ever gone to open up your takeout order, only to discover that they forgot the sauce? In my opinion, that's the fastest way to ruin a perfectly good meal, which is why I love making sauces at home!
Some of my go-tos include cilantro lime sauce, copycat Big Mac sauce, Taco Bell quesadilla sauce, and this creamy dill dressing!
This sauce can be enjoyed with much more than salad, such as chicken, blackened fish tacos, flatbreads, chips, fries, dill pickle pizza, sandwiches, and more! This recipe yields enough for you to try it in many different ways.
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😍 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Dill salad dressing only takes 5 minutes to make!
- It can be prepared ahead of time.
- You can use this versatile sauce on salads, fish, pizza, and more!
- This recipe requires just 10 simple ingredients, and you probably have most of them on hand already!
🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions
- Dill: I prefer to use 3 tablespoon fresh dill, but you can use 3 teaspoon dried dill instead.
- Sour cream & mayo: May substitute plain Greek yogurt for a healthier dressing.
- More fresh herbs: I like to add fresh chives, but fresh parsley would be another great addition.
- Shallot: Can be substituted with onion, onion powder, or dried onion flakes.
- Garlic: Fresh is best, but minced or garlic powder can be substituted.
- Mustard powder: Stone-ground mustard or Dijon mustard can be used instead.
- Lemon juice: Fresh lemon juice or bottled are both fine. A little white vinegar could also work.
🌿 How To Make Dill Dressing
Step 1: Add sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chopped fresh dill and chives, minced garlic, shallot, mustard powder, salt, and black pepper to a small bowl. Whisk until combined.
Step 2 (optional): Add ¼ cup water to thin out the dressing before drizzling over a salad, fish, etc.
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🍽️ Serving Suggestions
You can serve this dill salad dressing with dill pickle chopped salad, cobb salad, chef salad, and more.
Pair it with seafood like this frozen salmon in an air fryer, panko shrimp, cod, or blackened swordfish.
I highly recommend drizzling dill dressing over these potato cheese balls, air fryer twice-baked potatoes, roasted rainbow carrots, or other vegetables, and even cabbage dolma.
This sauce is great for dunking air fried green tomatoes, air fryer portobello mushrooms, chicken chips, corn chips, hot wings, and more.
🤷🏻♀️ Recipe FAQs
Dill dressing tastes great with salads, fish, chicken, coleslaw, egg salad, roasted veggies, and more!
Vinaigrettes are a form of dressing made with a base of oil and vinegar. Dressings can be thin like vinaigrettes or have a thick and creamy texture like ranch, blue cheese, etc.
👩🏻🍳 Pro Tips
- You can make this dill salad dressing 1-3 days in advance. In fact, I'd recommend letting it sit in the fridge for at least a day, as it will enhance the flavor!
- Store leftover dill dressing in a mason jar or an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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📖 Recipe
Creamy Dill Dressing
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoon fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives
- 2-4 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup water (optional)
Instructions
- Add sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chopped fresh dill and chives, minced garlic, shallot, mustard powder, salt, and black pepper to a small bowl. Whisk until combined.
Optional Step
- Add ¼ cup water to thin out the dressing before drizzling over a salad, fish, etc.
Notes
- You can make this sauce 1-3 days in advance. In fact, I'd recommend letting it sit in the fridge for at least a day, as it will enhance the flavor!
- Store leftover dill dressing in a mason jar or an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Nena Sterner says
I loved making this recipe, enjoy!