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    Home » Recipes » Dips

    Sour Cream Horseradish Sauce

    Published: Jul 7, 2022 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    A mason jar filled with horseradish sauce sits next to fresh tomatoes.

    Sour cream horseradish sauce for sandwiches is also great for dipping or spreading on roast beef, roasted salmon, or shrimp. This easy sandwich spread takes just a minute to stir together and keeps well in the fridge for days!

    Homemade sour cream horseradish sauce in a mason jar on a plate next to roast beef and cherry tomatoes for dipping.

    I love to spread horseradish sauce on my roast beef sandwiches but the prepared bottle from the store is filled with some very questionable ingredients.

    The good news is that making a homemade sour cream horseradish sauce takes just a minute and uses ingredients I have in my fridge anyway.

    I made this sandwich spread during peak tomato season the same day I made a loaf of homemade ciabatta bread.

    Pairing that fresh slice of tomato with roast beef and crispy bread and topping with this horseradish sauce recipe, summertime lunch heaven!

    But there are so many other ways you'll find to use up this tangy sauce. Be sure to read through all the serving suggestions below.

    Jump to:
    • Ingredients
    • How to Make It
    • Storage Tips
    • How to Use Horseradish Sauce
    • Horseradish Sauce for Sandwiches
    • Horseradish Dip for Chips
    • Horseradish Sauce for Beef or Salmon
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    Ingredients

    The ingredients to make homemade horseradish sauce are on the counter.

    Look at that short list of things you need to make a homemade sour cream horseradish sauce! I had all of these items in my fridge anyway:

    • Sour Cream: I always prefer to use a Light sour cream but you can use a full-fat or fat free version if you prefer.
    • Prepared Horseradish: This is a totally different ingredient than horseradish sauce. Prepared horseradish is just grated horseradish with vinegar and sometimes oil for preservation. You'll see the texture of the actual horseradish in the jar. If it is a white creamy looking sauce in a bottle, you've got the mass produced bottle of what we're trying to make in this recipe.
    • Hot Sauce: Our family loves Texas Pete. You can read why we love it here but you can substitute any hot sauce you love.
    • Worcestershire Sauce
    • Fresh Lemon
    • White Pepper

    How to Make It

    The ingredients have been added to a mixing bowl and a spoon is stirring them together.

    Grab a mixing bowl, add the ingredients, stir it together.

    That's it. Really.

    Couldn't be easier if I tried! This whole recipe should take less than 5 minutes and that's with clean-up!

    Storage Tips

    Keep the horseradish sauce in an airtight container like a mason jar with a lid in the fridge for up to 1 week.

    This homemade sandwich spread will not freeze well since the sour cream will lose it's texture when it thaws.

    I recommend scaling the recipe to have just what you need and mixing it up as needed every week rather than trying to make a too-big batch that you'd have a lot left over.

    How to Use Horseradish Sauce

    Once you've tried this recipe you'll be looking for all kinds of ways to use it.

    That tangy heat is so delicious with a long list of easy meal ideas!

    Some of my very favorite ways to use it is on a roast beef sandwich or as a shrimp dipping sauce.

    Horseradish Sauce for Sandwiches

    A sour cream horseradish sauce is spread over a roast beef sandwich with sliced tomatoes.

    Horseradish sauce tastes best with roast beef sandwiches but you could also add it to:

    • Tomato Sandwich
    • BLT Sandwich
    • Turkey Reuben
    • French Dip
    • Grilled Ham & Cheese

    You could also use it on a homemade crostini for an easy appetizer like this easy roast beef crostini.

    • A plate of roast beef crostini with horseradish cream and cherry tomatoes.
      Roast Beef Crostini
    • Homemade toasted crostini slices sit on a cookie sheet fresh from the oven. They are golden brown.
      How to Make Crostini
    • A sliced loaf of fresh ciabatta bread has been prepared in the bread machine and baked in the oven.
      Easy Ciabatta {Bread Machine}

    Horseradish Dip for Chips

    This sour cream sauce is thin enough to make a perfect chip dip. If you want to serve it for a football party or other special event, consider doubling the recipe and setting it out in a large dipping bowl next to bowls of potato chips.

    Plain potato chips, peppered potato chips, or even sour cream and cheddar potato chips would all pair really well with the horseradish sauce.

    Horseradish Sauce for Beef or Salmon

    If you're looking for a new sauce for your salmon or beef, you could either drizzle this horseradish sauce right over the fish or fillet of beef or serve it in a dipping cup and let your family dip their own bites as they go.

    It would taste especially great on my crock pot Italian beef sandwiches, my oven baked salmon with seasonings, or even as a yummy dipping sauce for shrimp cocktail.

    • Italian beef sandwich has toasted bread, melted provolone cheese, and pepper relish on top of the shredded beef.
      Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches
    • A platter of oven baked salmon next to roasted asparagus has a fork showing the flaky pink fish.
      Oven Baked Salmon
    • Two salmon filets are surrounded by fresh green beans in an air fryer basket.
      How to Cook Salmon in Air Fryer
    • Several containers of different dipping sauces are laid out for shrimp.
      12 Easy Dipping Sauce Recipes for Shrimp

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    Homemade sour cream horseradish sauce in a mason jar on a plate next to roast beef and cherry tomatoes for dipping.

    Sour Cream Horseradish Sauce

    5 from 1 vote
    Sour cream horseradish sauce for sandwiches is also great for dipping or spreading on roast beef, roasted salmon, or shrimp.
    TOTAL TIME 5 minutes minutes
    PREP TIME 5 minutes minutes
    YIELD 1 cup sauce
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup sour cream
    • ¼ cup prepared horseradish
    • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 2 dashes hot sauce
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon white pepper

    Instructions

    • Add the ingredients to a mixing bowl and stir them together with a spoon.
    • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Do not freeze.

    Recipe Notes

    While the horseradish sauce can be used immediately, you may want to let it rest for 1 hour before serving so the flavors can mingle.
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    CUISINEAmerican
    AUTHORTiffany Dahle

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