Maple Dijon Dressing

Name: Maple Dijon Dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about ¾ cup (150 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp maple syrup (45 ml) Maple Syrup; 3 Tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar (45 ml) Rice Vinegar; 3 Tbsp EVOO (45 ml) Olive Oil; 2 Tbsp Dijon (30 ml) Dijon Mustard; 3 garlic cloves minced/grated Garlic; about ¼ tsp (2 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Carolina Gelen recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Carolina Gelen.

DRESSING · CHICKEN COUSCOUS & ROASTED VEGETABLES

In the published recipe, this is the dressing for one-pan garlicky chicken couscous. The same recipe pairs it with Dill Capers Topping, the dill and capers topping.

Carolina Gelen's maple-Dijon dressing for chicken couscous.

On the jar

MAPLE DIJON

Method: shake
Yield: about ¾ cup
Ingredients: 6
Jar batch: 1.55× recipe

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Ratio

MAPLE SYRUP 45 mlRICE VINEGAR 45 mlOLIVE OIL 45 mlDIJON 30 ml

Ingredients

Maple Syrup3 Tbsp maple syrup (45 ml)
Rice Vinegar3 Tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar (45 ml)
Olive Oil3 Tbsp EVOO (45 ml)
Dijon Mustard2 Tbsp Dijon (30 ml)
Garlic3 garlic cloves minced/grated
Saltabout ¼ tsp (2 g)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): MAPLE SYRUP, RICE VINEGAR, OLIVE OIL, DIJON.
Add by count: 4½ CLOVES GARLIC.
Season to finish: SALT (to taste).
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Carolina Gelen is a cookbook author working in Romanian-American / home cooking; recognized with James Beard Book Award General 2025 (Pass the Plate).

Adapted from a Carolina Gelen recipe (Carolina Gelen / GMA (Pass the Plate / Clarkson Potter)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 1.55× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Carolina Gelen / GMA (Pass the Plate / Clarkson Potter) (published as “Maple Dijon Dressing”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

What if it separates?

Oil and acid emulsions can separate in the fridge; that's the fat solidifying, not spoilage. Cap the jar and shake, or let it sit at room temperature a few minutes first, then shake again.

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