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Sugar-Free Paleo Cocktail Sauce (Keto, Whole30, Vegan)

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A sugar-free paleo cocktail sauce with just 5 ingredients that you can stir together in minutes!  You’ll never go back to the bottled version with all the sugar and processed food chemicals. This easy cocktail sauce is also keto, Whole30, vegan, and gluten-free.

Homemade cocktail sauce

This paleo cocktail sauce is surprisingly simple. With only five ingredients it comes together in minutes. You’ll wonder why you ever bought the pre-made version with all the scary ingredients.

One of the leading cocktail sauce brands contains high fructose corn syrup, sodium benzoate, and xanthan gum. Another brand also adds red no. 40 and 3, caramel color, and blue no. 1. Luckily, it’s easy to make a quick cocktail sauce using real food ingredients.

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Sugar free cocktail sauce

The great thing about making your own cocktail sauce is you can control the quality of the ingredients. This super easy and delicious seafood sauce contains no sugar or added sweeteners, making it low carb, keto, and Whole30-compliant.

I skip the ketchup found in so many cocktail sauce recipes and use a combination of strained tomato sauce and tomato paste to get the right consistency and flavor. I found an Italian brand that comes packed in glass jars and contains just organic tomatoes for both the tomato sauce and the tomato paste.

Be sure to use a prepared horseradish that contains just horseradish and vinegar. I like to go pretty heavy on the horseradish, but you can always use less if you don’t like it as strong.

Paleo Cocktail Sauce

Lemon juice and sea salt are the only other ingredients in this paleo cocktail sauce. Freshly squeezed lemon juice makes a difference, so skip the bottled lemon juice. And of course, you can always add a dash of hot sauce if you want a little more heat.

This cocktail sauce is wonderful with smoked shrimp or roasted shrimp cocktail — and a perfect complement to a classic raw bar platter of chilled shellfish. Try it with snow crab claws, clams, and oysters (or use it to spice up a Bloody Mary).

If you’re looking for a super easy and impressive appetizer for entertaining, you can’t go wrong with this shrimp cocktail sauce. No one will know it’s secretly sugar-free, keto, paleo, and Whole30!

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Paleo Cocktail Sauce

An easy 5-ingredient sugar-free cocktail sauce for shrimp and other seafood.
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Quick and Easy
Diet: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Keto, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30
Servings: 6 servings (about 1-1/2 cups)
Calories: 19kcal
Author: Lisa Wells

Ingredients

  • 1 cup organic strained tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons organic tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  • Whisk all ingredients together until well combined.

Notes

Serve with chilled shrimp or other seafood.

Nutrition

Calories: 19kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 14.3mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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  1. zosia

    July 02, 2013 at 8:33 am

    Which horseradish would you recommend? Most brands have dairy and sugar inside…
    Also, what if I had horseradish root? Could I just use 1/4 cup freshly grated?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Lisa

      July 02, 2013 at 5:57 pm

      I use Wegmans Food You Feel Good About brand – the ingredients are ground horseradish and white vinegar. I haven’t tested this recipe with fresh horseradish, but I think it would work. Since it may be stronger than store-bought horseradish, I would start with much less and add a little bit at a time. Keep tasting as you go until you get enough flavor. Let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth

    December 23, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    Did you use diced tomatoes?

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    • Elizabeth

      December 23, 2013 at 8:36 pm

      Strained…duh. Sorry.

      Reply
  3. Rachel

    January 02, 2019 at 5:16 pm

    Delicious!

    Reply
    • Lisa

      January 03, 2019 at 8:47 am

      Thanks Rachel!

      Reply
  4. KitKat

    August 14, 2019 at 5:33 pm

    Delicious! I found Bionature strained tomatoes at Publix and the Seminole gourmet prepared horseradish in the refrigerated section near mozzarella cheese etc.. great alternative to the cocktail sauces on the salad dressing isle.

    Reply
  5. Lindsey

    January 02, 2020 at 5:25 pm

    It calls for prepared horseradish. So how does one prepare the horseradish?

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    • Lisa

      January 07, 2020 at 2:25 pm

      Hi Lindsey, it comes that way in the jar – look for “prepared horseradish” on the label.

      Reply

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