This 5-minute homemade cocktail sauce recipe requires only a handful of ingredients and is easily adjustable to your liking.

This flavorful cocktail sauce uses FfL-friendly ingredients and is a wonderful complement to shrimp, oysters, clams and crab. It’s simple to make and delivers a zesty taste; if you enjoy a bit more spice, just add a tad more horseradish. It can be made in advance, stored covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and is guaranteed to be delish.

Why homemade?

It’s hard to pick up a store-bought cocktail sauce that doesn’t have a lot of added ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup. There is no need to compromise your health and weight when you can easily whip up this sugar-free and keto-friendly cocktail sauce. The best part is that you probably have all the ingredients on hand.

Some other favorite ways to serve cocktail sauce

• Hamburgers
• Meatloaf
• Sandwich spread (particularly rare roast beef)
• Hot crab dip
• Cold taco dip
• Layer on top of an avocado
• As a dip for mozzarella sticks or eggrolls
• Garnish scrambled eggs or an omelet
• Kielbasa
• Shrimp pizza
• Veggie dip; especially celery and carrots