Seafood Cocktail Sauce

⏱ ~60 min (est.)MediumVeganVegan-friendly

This vegan builds ketchup, chili sauce and prepared grated horseradish into a comforting meal you can have ready in about 60 minutes. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.

You'll mainly reach for whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.

What you'll need

Servings4

Shopping list (4)

1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup chili sauce
3 tbsp prepared grated horseradish
1 tsp worcestershire sauce

Pantry staples (you likely have these)

2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
1/4 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
to taste salt

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How to make it

In a medium bowl, stir together the ketchup and chili sauce until smooth.
Whisk in the prepared horseradish, starting with 2 tablespoons and adding more to reach the level of heat you like.
Add the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce, then whisk to combine.
Season with the coarsely ground black pepper and a little salt to taste.
Taste and balance the sauce, adding extra lemon juice for brightness or more horseradish for a sharper bite.
Cover and chill the sauce for at least 1 hour so the flavours meld and the horseradish bloom mellows slightly.
Serve cold alongside chilled cooked shrimp, crab or oysters, and keep any leftovers refrigerated for up to five days.

You'll use: Whisk

Ingredient substitutions

Lemon: lime · 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon

Tips & common questions

How long does Seafood Cocktail Sauce take to make?

About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.

What can I use instead of lemon?

Try lime. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.

Can I scale this recipe up or down?

Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.

Is Seafood Cocktail Sauce vegan?

Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.

Seafood Cocktail Sauce is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Louisiana Fish Fry Products Tartar, Cocktail, Seafood, Remoulade Sauces.jpg by Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.