Remoulade Sauce

This Creole-style Remoulade sauce is creamy, tangy, spicy, and bold with a kick of Creole flavor. It's easy to make and perfect for croquettes, seafood, fries, and more!

Remoulade Sauce

Homemade Remoulade Sauce is a creamy, bold, and flavorful aioli that is perfect for dressing up all sorts of dishes from seafood to veggies or fries and everything in between. It is classically French but most Americans know it as this spicier, bolder Louisiana version.

Remoulade sauce super easy to whip up, and even better if you make it a day or two ahead to let the flavors marry. You'll want to dip everything in this amazing sauce!

What's the Difference Between Tartar Sauce and Remoulade?

While both are mayonnaise-based sauces used primarily with seafood, tartar sauce is typically simpler, made with pickles or capers and lemon juice. It is creamy, sometimes a little sweet depending on the pickles used, and tangy.

Remoulade sauce was originally a French sauce, however the south, particularly Louisiana, adopted it as their own with their own twists. Creole-style remoulade sauce is a super savory, slightly spicy dip made with mayo, Creole seasoning, and other herbs and spices.

The Mustard

The mustard in remoulade sauce plays a major part in its distinctive flavor. Creole mustard is the mustard of choice. However, I wanted this recipe to accessible to people across the country, and Creole mustard is hard for some to find (like me here in the Midwest!).

If you have access to Creole mustard in your area, use it! If you don't you can use the Dijon mustard that's called for in the recipe, a French mustard, or a whole grain mustard. You can also order Creole mustard online from Amazon.

What to Use Remoulade Sauce for

This delicious sauce adds extra savory heat to any dish you use it with! Try any of these options with your remoulade sauce.

• Crab Cakes
• Po Boys
• Salmon Croquettes or patties
• Fried Calamari
• Fried fish, such as beer battered catfish or catfish nuggets, or basically any fried seafood
• Spread on a burger
• Mixed into Deviled Eggs filling instead of mayo
• Zucchini or Corn fritters
• Hush puppies
• Dipping sauce for fries or sweet potato fries
• Sauce for topping fish tacos
• Fried green tomatoes
• Drizzled over roasted asparagus

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