Spicy Mayo
This spicy mayo is a delicious and easy condiment to add to your favorite recipes! This recipe is quick and simple! Made with your favorite mayonnaise, lime juice, sriracha hot sauce, garlic, and toasted sesame oil. Flavorful and kid-friendly!
Quick meals should never mean boring meals.
And kid friendly doesn’t mean without flavor.
This easy spicy mayo recipe is a quick and simple way to add extra flavor to your meals! And yes, it is absolutely kid friendly.
Other simple ways to add flavor to your meals:
This spicy mayo recipe is a great way to add more flavor to your meals in a quick and simple way. And its easy to customize your spice level, which means it is a perfect way to help introduce hot sauces to your kids.
Use this as a sauce on top of your favorite meals, a dip for french fries or sushi, or as a spread to burgers and sandwiches.
Ingredients needed
You only need a few ingredients to make this spicy mayo recipe. For the full amounts and directions, please scroll down to the recipe card below.
- Mayo – Use any brand mayonnaise you like. I find the reduced fat varieties do not taste as great in this recipe.
- Sriracha – This recipe was developed for use with sriracha brand hot sauce. I also like it with gochujang sauce for a slightly less heat but more deeper robust flavor.
- Lime juice – You will want to use fresh squeezed lime juice for this recipe, not the pre-bottled stuff.
- Sesame oil – This adds a slight nuttiness and really adds to the depth of flavor of the mayo. Do not skip, its so good! Make sure you get a good quality toasted sesame seed oil.
- Garlic powder – Helps deepen the flavors of the dip. I think the powder is the best choice because it easily blends into the mayo and is quick to use, instead of accidentally biting into a big piece of garlic.
How to make spicy mayo
This recipe is simple to make! For the full set of directions, please scroll down to the recipe card below. This is just a general overview on how to make it to help you plan.
- In a medium size mixing bowl, stir together the mayo, lime juice, sesame oil and garlic powder.
- If you are going to make different spiciness levels for different palates, separate the seasoned mayo into different bowls.
- Stir in as much of the sriracha as you want to reach the desired spiciness level.
Timing of this recipe
This recipe takes no time at all to make! You only need about 5 minutes to measure and mix everything together.
While this recipe does taste great as soon as you make it, it does even better when you give it an hour or so in the fridge before serving.
Prepping ahead of time
This recipe is great to make ahead and store. Store in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
How to serve this to your family
This is a great addition to lots of food! We serve it most often with egg roll in a bowl, but it’s also a great addition to kid friendly sushi, and works as an awesome dipping sauce to grilled potato wedges and crispy sweet potato slices. It would also be great as a spread in burgers or sandwiches.
How to make spicy foods kid friendly
YES, kids can totally learn to enjoy spicy foods.
The best way to help them learn to enjoy spiciness is to slowly acclimate their palates to it.
- Start with a small amount of the sriracha (like ⅛ teaspoon) and stir that into about 1 Tablespoon of the seasoned mayo to make a very light pink dipping sauce. This will get them used to the flavors of the dip and the slightest hint of hot sauce without burning their taste buds out.
- Once they enjoy that well, you can increase the amount of sriracha to ¼ teaspoons, and then a ½ teaspoon, and so on, until they enjoy a more spicy flavor.
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Spicy Mayo Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mayonnaise
- 6 Tablespoons Sriracha hot sauce
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- In a medium size mixing bowl, stir together the mayo, lime juice, sesame oil and garlic powder.
- If you are going to make different spiciness levels for different palates, separate the seasoned mayo into different bowls.
- Stir in as much of the sriracha as you want to reach the desired spiciness level.
- Taste and adjust hot sauce level accordingly.
- For best results, allow the mayo to sit in the fridge for an 30-60 minutes before use.
