This creamy remoulade for crab cakes is a fantastic dip that's easy to make.
This great recipe comes together quickly and will pair well with crab cakes and other types of seafood.
Remoulade is originally a French sauce that's popular across Europe and in Louisiana Creole cuisine. It's often served on crab sandwiches, with fries, or seafood cakes.

Why You Should Make Remoulade Sauce
You've got to try this homemade remoulade sauce recipe because it's a perfect pairing for seafood. It's bursting with flavor and is the perfect consistency for dipping shrimp or crab cakes.
Remoulade is a mayonnaise-based sauce, similar to tartar sauce, that's made with mustard, fresh herbs, and other seasonings.
Traditional Louisiana remoulade often includes cayenne pepper, paprika, and cajun seasoning, but I've made this recipe with Old Bay seasoning - to make it a perfect pairing for Maryland-style crab cakes.
Ingredients You'll Need
This recipe is a combination of savory ingredients - most items you'll probably already have in your pantry.

- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon pickle juice
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon horseradish
- 1 garlic clove, grated
Optional ingredients - if you'd like to add a little heat to this recipe, you can add a dash of hot sauce or cajun seasoning (also called creole seasoning). You can also consider adding Worcestershire sauce for some molasses flavor.
How to Make this Recipe
Combine the mayonnaise, dijon mustard, parsley, lemon juice, pickle juice, Old Bay seasoning, horseradish, and grated garlic in a small bowl.

Whisk to combine.
Serve immediately or save for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

More Sauce Recipes to Try
Try some of our other great sauces that pair well with seafood!
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- Easy Cocktail Sauce - this tangy cocktail sauce is so quick and easy to make!
- Tzatziki (Cucumber Yogurt Sauce) - a creamy, delicious, and versatile dip - it can be used in all sorts of ways as a topping or dipping sauce.

Tips for Making this Recipe
Specialty Ingredients - You can usually find Old Bay Seasoning in grocery stores, but if it's not available, you can find it online.
Storing Tips - You can save this sauce in an airtight container for up to two weeks in the refrigerator.
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Remoulade for Crab Cakes

This creamy remoulade for crab cakes is incredibly easy to make and saves for up to 2 weeks.
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon pickle juice
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon horseradish
- 1 garlic clove, grated
Instructions
- Combine the mayonnaise, dijon mustard, parsley, lemon juice, pickle juice, Old Bay seasoning, horseradish, and grated garlic in a small bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Serve immediately or save for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 202Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 902mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 1g
Jeanne Petrony says
This remoulade sauce is exactly what I’ve been looking for! It tastes like the sauce you get in a Maryland crab cake house. So easy to put together and keeps for two weeks. More reasons to have seafood!
EW says
So glad you like it!
Sally baird says
What kind of pickle juice?
EW says
Dill pickle juice works well! But if you have something else you'd prefer you can use it!
Mel G says
Just made this for NYE appetizer and it’s perrrrrrfect. Super easy. Super fast. So tasty as a sauce for crab cake balls. Highly recommend.
EW says
What a great NYE appetizer - Happy New Year! Hope the celebrations are fun 🙂
Christine Fink says
So glad I Fi ally found this recipe. My Mom’s family is from the eastern shore of Maryland and her crabcakes were so good. However I didn’t have tthe Remoulade recipe. This is it! Thank you! I’m looking for a Crab Imperial recipe.
EW says
So glad this is what you were looking for!