Sugar-Free Cocktail Sauce
Zippy horseradish, lemon and a dash of hot sauce stirred into sugar-free ketchup. It’s the classic shrimp cocktail dip, ready in two minutes, without the sugar of bottled sauce.
Nutrition per serving
2 tbsp- Net carbs
- 2.2g
- Calories
- 11kcal
- Protein
- 0.4g
- Fat
- 0g
- Total carbs
- 2.4 g
- Fiber
- 0.2 g
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central values for each ingredient (optional ingredients excluded). Brands vary — check your labels if you track closely.
Ingredients
Marie Rose (creamy): The British prawn-cocktail sauce: mayonnaise blended with a little ketchup, lemon and hot sauce into a pale pink, creamy dip.
- Whisk the mayonnaise with the smaller amount of ketchup, the lemon juice, Worcestershire and hot sauce until smooth and evenly pink. Serve with chilled shrimp on shredded lettuce.
Chipotle-lime: Smoky chipotle and lime take the sauce toward a Mexican-style shrimp cocktail. It’s great with avocado and cucumber.
- Stir the lime juice, the smaller amount of horseradish and the chipotle powder into the ketchup with the other ingredients. Chill 30 minutes so the chipotle blooms.
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3 tbsp prepared horseradishleave out - Also add
- Also add
Estimated cost $3.31 for 8 servings ($0.41 each) · how we estimate
Instructions
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Stir the ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire and hot sauce together until evenly combined.
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Taste and adjust: more horseradish for a sharper bite, more lemon for brightness, and a few grinds of pepper to finish.
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Chill at least 30 minutes so the horseradish mellows into the sauce. Serve cold with shrimp, crab claws or oysters.
Tips for success
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Quick shrimp cocktail: bring a pot of salted water with a halved lemon to a boil, add 1 lb (454 g) peeled shrimp, turn off the heat and let stand 3–4 minutes, until pink and opaque (145°F/63°C). Chill in ice water and drain. - Prepared horseradish loses its punch once the jar is opened; if yours is old, add an extra spoonful.
- Use homemade sugar-free ketchup for the cleanest flavor, and check store-bought labels, since some “reduced sugar” ketchups still contain sugar.
Storage & meal prepMeal-prep friendly
- Keeps 7 days in the fridge
- Doesn’t freeze well
Reheat: Serve cold
Prep tip: It keeps up to 2 weeks; stir and taste before serving, and add a little fresh horseradish if it has mellowed.
Refrigerate in a sealed jar up to 2 weeks.
Variations
2 variations, each with its own ingredients and macrosMarie Rose (creamy)
FlavorThe British prawn-cocktail sauce: mayonnaise blended with a little ketchup, lemon and hot sauce into a pale pink, creamy dip.
- sugar-free ketchup → sugar-free ketchup (a smaller amount)
- + ½ cup mayonnaise
- no prepared horseradish
0.7 g net · 97 kcal · 0.2 g protein · 10 g fat · ≈$0.19 per serving (−1.5 g net carbs vs the original)
Chipotle-lime
FlavorSmoky chipotle and lime take the sauce toward a Mexican-style shrimp cocktail. It’s great with avocado and cucumber.
- fresh lemon juice → fresh lime juice
- prepared horseradish → prepared horseradish (a smaller amount)
- + 1 tsp chipotle chili powder
2.2 g net · 11 kcal · 0.4 g protein · 0.1 g fat · ≈$0.39 per serving (same net carbs as the original)
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