Cajun Remoulade Sauce Recipe (2024)

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This Cajun remoulade sauce recipe is easy and packed with flavor! You can bring the taste of New Orleans home in about 10 minutes. It’s great on everything from sandwiches to fried fish.

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What is remoulade? Remoulade is a mayo-based sauce that was originally invented in France that’s similar to tartar sauce. Louisiana (or Cajun) remoulade sauce is a bit different – it’s got more kick, and it has more of a red hue to it. It’s used cold as a dip or spread.

Remoulade sauce can be used on everything from po’boy sandwiches to crab cakes, other seafood (try shrimp salad, salmon, lobster, or fried fish/oysters), fried pickles, fried green tomatoes, and whatever else your heart desires. I really want to visit New Orleans one day… but in the meantime I get my fix at home.

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Louisiana-style remoulade sauce ingredients:

  • Mayo
  • Creole or grainy mustard (I use Maille Old Style Mustard)
  • Garlic
  • Creamed horseradish
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Lemon juice
  • Cajun seasoning
  • Smoked paprika
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Fresh parsley

I remember years ago (long before I had a food blog), I made shrimp po’boys for my mom, and she loved my homemade remoulade. Over the years (as one does), I’ve tweaked the recipe a little here and there.

I use Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning in this recipe. This post is not sponsored, although I’ve worked with them before. I just love the stuff and use it often in my own day-to-day cooking.

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How to make remoulade sauce (overview):

Combine mayo, mustard, garlic, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and parsley in a small bowl. That’s it… refrigerate until you need it. Full recipe is below!

Recipe notes & tips:

  • You can definitely make the mayonnaise for remoulade from scratch, but I find it easiest to just use store-bought mayo (Hellmann’s is my favorite).
  • If you use a Cajun seasoning that has salt in it (like Tony Chachere’s), I recommend not adding any extra salt until you taste it. Otherwise, you will likely need to add a bit of extra salt to taste.
  • I used Maille Old Style Mustard (wholegrain) because Creole mustard is difficult to find where I live.
  • Homemade Remoulade sauce should last for up to a week in the fridge, but I prefer to use up homemade dressings within 5 days or so to ensure it still tastes nice and fresh (especially when using fresh herbs).

More Cajun-inspired recipes you may like:

  • Cajun Sausage Pasta
  • Creamy Cajun Chicken
  • Easy Chicken Lazone
  • Cajun Chicken Pasta
  • Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta
  • Creole Sausage Balls
  • Cajun Pasta Salad

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Hope you’ll love this easy remoulade sauce recipe! Questions? Any tips on how you make remoulade? Let me know in the comments below.

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Remoulade Sauce Recipe

By Natasha Bull

This Cajun remoulade sauce recipe is easy and packed with flavor! You can bring the taste of New Orleans home in about 10 minutes. It's great on everything from sandwiches to fried fish.

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Total: 10 minutes mins

Servings: 16 (makes about 1 cup)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayo
  • 2 tablespoons grainy or Creole mustard
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon creamed horseradish
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (I used Tony Chachere's)
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped

Instructions

  • Combine the mayo, mustard, garlic, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and parsley in a small bowl. Refrigerate until needed (I like to let the flavors sit for a while, but you can serve it immediately).

Notes

  • If you use a Cajun seasoning that has salt in it (like Tony Chachere's), I recommend not adding any extra salt until you taste it.
  • I used Maille Old Style Mustard (wholegrain) - Creole mustard is difficult to find where I live.
  • Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoon, Calories: 98kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 118mg, Potassium: 11mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 98IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 2mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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FAQs

What is remoulade sauce made of? ›

Remoulade is a traditional French sauce, originally made with ingredients such as mayonnaise, herbs, capers, pickles, and perhaps some anchovy oil or horseradish. French cuisine has a lot of influence on Louisiana cuisine, and the Cajuns and Creoles have a lot of influence on Louisiana cuisine.

Is remoulade sauce the same as Yum Yum Sauce? ›

Yum yum sauce (not to be confused with aioli or remoulade) is typically some combination of ketchup or tomato paste, rice vinegar, garlic, sugar, paprika, soy sauce, mirin, and hot sauce or sriracha. To make it, all the ingredients are simply whisked together and sometimes thinned with water to the desired consistency.

What is Mcdonalds Cajun sauce made of? ›

Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Water, Sugars (Sugar, Honey, Molasses), Dijon Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Water, Salt, White Wine, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Spices), Distilled Vinegar, Liquid Egg Yolks, Salt, Spices, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Dehydrated Onion, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, ...

What is Cajun cream sauce made of? ›

Just look at the ingredients. Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, garlic powder, tomato paste, and hot sauce, all blended into a creamy tangy mayo base. How could it not be delicious? Cajun sauce is super easy to make.

What is the mother of all sauces? ›

Bechamel Sauce

Bechamel is the original cream sauce and serves as the foundation for every cheese sauce you know and love. In its simplest form, bechamel is a combination of milk and white roux. Traditional French, Greek, and Italian bechamel recipes incorporate salt and nutmeg into their sauces.

What is a substitute for horseradish in remoulade sauce? ›

For horseradish sauce, a good substitute is a creamy mustard, like Dijon mustard, spicy brown mustard, spicy mustard, or even horseradish mustard. Substitute using a 1:1 ratio. If you have a recipe that calls for ground horseradish, you will use ground mustard in equal parts instead.

What is similar to remoulade? ›

Tartar sauce and remoulade share many similar ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, and lemon juice, however, Louisiana-style remoulade includes additional ingredients and spices such as Cajun seasoning, horseradish, and hot sauce. It's like tartar sauce on savory, spicy steroids, with less sweet brininess.

Is yum yum sauce just sriracha mayo? ›

Both spicy mayo and yum yum sauce have a mayonnaise base, but spicy mayo packs a lot more heat than yum yum sauce. Most spicy mayo is made with just two ingredients like the one I share here. Yum yum sauce is sweeter and less spicy as it uses ketchup or tomato paste, vinegar, garlic, sugar, and a little hot sauce.

Is remoulade sauce like tartar sauce? ›

Classic French remoulade resembles tartar sauce in both its ingredients and uses, but there are some important differences: tartar sauce uses herbs sparingly, while remoulade makes liberal use of tarragon, chervil, and other aromatic herbs.

What is the Popeyes sauce made of? ›

The infamous Popeyes Blackened Ranch is made with full fat mayonnaise, sour cream and buttermilk, and mix of dried spices like garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, dill weed, blackened seasoning, salt and pepper.

What is the most used sauce at McDonald's? ›

Sweet and sour sauce has been a fan-favorite for years and is a staple McDonald's dipping sauce.

What sauce did McDonald's get rid of? ›

It could have ended there, but that's where the fast-food chain misstepped, Haracz said in a TikTok video. McDonald's announced that fans could get Szechuan Sauce for one day only at participating locations. Unfortunately for McDonald's, October 7, 2017, did not go as planned.

What is the difference between Creole and Cajun sauce? ›

To this day, many Creole sauces include tomatoes or tomato puree, while Cajun dishes usually don't. It's another generalization, but Creole dishes are more apt to use butter as their source of fats, while Cajun cuisine more often uses vegetable oil or lard (or both).

What is New Orleans sauce made of? ›

Directions. Mix together mayonnaise, chili sauce, mustard, olive oil, lemon juice, hot sauce, and Worcestershire in a medium bowl. Stir in scallions, parsley, olives, celery, capers, and garlic. Season with salt, chili powder, and black pepper.

What is Cajun mayo made of? ›

Soybean Oil, Distilled Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Water, Whole Eggs, Salt, White Sugar, Garlic, Paprika, Onion, Ground Red Pepper, Ground Black Pepper, Ground White Pepper, Citric Acid, Spices, Dextrose, Lemon Juice, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate and Sodium Benzoate (As Preservatives), Calcium Stearate, Calcium ...

What is the difference between remoulade and aioli? ›

Cooking Class Notes

Basic aioli sauce is really a garlic mayonnaise. Remoulade is a condiment/cold sauce, invented in France and popularized in New Orleans, that is usually aioli or mayonnaise based. There are many variations of remoulade sauce, as with aioli sauce.

What is the Big Boy sauce made of? ›

Combine mayonnaise, onion, dill pickle relish, pickle juice, salt and garlic powder.

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