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August 18, 2026

Special Sauce! Cajun Remoulade Recipe

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A simple summer salad of shrimp and cajun remoulade.

This Cajun Remoulade is one of those sauces that always found a way onto my menus at the restaurant, no matter what season. The “special sauce” on my Cajun Muffaletta sandwich, the perfect accompaniment to salmon cakes, and the secret ingredient in Cajun Shrimp Endive Spoons. At home, I’ve served this sauce alongside fried catfish, boiled shrimp, and tossed it with cooked chicken for a quick chicken salad with a kick. If you like spicy, you’ll find a ton of uses for this sauce. And if you don’t like spicy – simply cut out the hot sauce, and you’ll still find a ton of uses for this sauce!!

Remou-what?

A Remoulade (re-MOO-lad) is essentially a cold mayo- or aioli-based sauce with minced ingredients stirred in. Common ingredients often added to remoulade include minced onion, pickles, pickled peppers, bell peppers, capers, olives, garlic, celery, horseradish, fresh herbs, and spices. A Tartar Sauce is a remoulade.

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Cajun Remoulade Sauce Recipe

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  • Author: Kara Taylor- Home Cooks Guide
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 cups 1x
  • Category: Sauce
  • Method: Stir
  • Cuisine: Cajun
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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This versatile cold sauce with a kick compliments cold cuts, fried foods, seafood, and chicken.  As is, this recipe packs a punch, but you can dial down the heat by reducing the hot sauce and cajun spice.


Ingredients

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1 1/2 cups mayonnaise

1 1/2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard

1 1/2 Tablespoons Ketchup

1 1/2 Tablespoons Parsley, minced

2 1/4 Teaspoons Hot Sauce (like Tabasco or Crystal)

2 1/4 Teaspoons Lemon Juice

1 1/2 Garlic Cloves, minced

1/4 cup Shallot or Onion, minced

1 Celery Stalk, minced

1 Tablespoons Capers, minced

3/4 teaspoon Cajun Spice

1 teaspoon Paprika

Pinch of Ground Black Pepper

Salt to taste


Instructions

Mix all ingredients together.

Store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.


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First published in 2021.

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Filed Under: Condiments, Accoutrements, Pickled Things, Dairy Free, Entertaining, Gluten Free, Pantry and Prep Staples, Uncategorized Tagged With: aioli, Dairy Free, Fried Fish, mayo sauce, mayonnaise, sandwich sauce, vegetarian

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