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Blooming Onion Sauce

Blooming Onion Sauce is a copycat version of the Outback Steakhouse dipping sauce perfect for their famous bloomin onion. A flavorful sauce that is simple to make with pantry ingredients.

We love making Blooming Onion appetizers and when we make Air Fryer Onion Rings, we just had to have blooming onion sauce to dip them in. We also love making this quick and easy sauce for French Fries, Onion Strings and Air Fryer Tater Tots.

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Blooming Onion Sauce with onion ring dipping

Blooming Onion Sauce ~ Onion Ring Sauce

Deep fried foods and dipping sauce go hand in hand and this copycat Outback sauce is our favorite for onion rings or onion petals. It’s so simple to make with ingredients you probably have on hand or can find easily at any grocery store.

Ingredients Needed:

  • Ketchup
  • Mayonnaise
  • Prepared Horseradish Saucefind it in the condiment isle at any grocery store. It’s the secret ingredient to duplicating the famous sauce with a kick.
  • Granulated Garlic
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Ground Cumin
  • Dried Oregano
  • Kosher Salt
  • Black Pepper

Onion rings on a platter with dipping sauce in a bowl

Step By Step Instructions:

bowl with mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish and spices

  • In a small bowl, add mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish sauce, garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper.

bowl of blooming onion sauce with a small spatula

  • Stir together until well combined.
  • Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes before serving. Sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

platter of sauce with onion rings

  • Serve with onion rings or favorite fried foods.

This makes a small batch, really just enough for four servings and it keeps well, so don’t hesitate to make a double batch. It’s good for dipping your favorite fried foods including fried chicken strips, fried shrimp and don’t forget the deep fried okra. We just can’t get enough of it.

overhead view of platter of onion rings with Outback Dipping Sauce

I often say that sauces could be their own food group at our house, so much that we even owned our own BBQ sauce business back in the days before we were food bloggers. We are constantly coming up with new flavor combinations and each one seems to be my new favorite. We’ve been making Outback sauce for ages and finally wrote it down to share.

Favorite Dipping Sauces:

  • Homemade Barbecue Sauce is so good that we put it on everything, especially grilling recipes.
  • Burger Sauce is another favorite that is like a kicked up version of McDonald’s secret sauce. It’s good on fries too!
  • Honey Mustard Sauce is one of our go-to dipping sauces for air fryer chicken tenders, tater tots and fries.
  • Cocktail Sauce is great for seafood and hushpuppies and is another favorite to make with horseradish.

blooming onion sauce in a small bowl with platter of onion rings

We live about 2 hours away from the nearest Outback Steakhouse so we enjoy making this copycat recipe at home. It’s a great recipe to have on hand for all of your favorite deep fried snacks and appetizers.

If you love homemade onion rings give this easy Copycat Blooming Onion Sauce recipe a try. You can even make it ahead to have on hand when the craving strikes.

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blooming onion sauce with an onion ring dipping Blooming Onion Sauce is a copycat version of the Outback Steakhouse dipping sauce perfect for their famous bloomin onion. A flavorful sauce that is simple to make with pantry ingredients.
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4.59 from 77 votes

Blooming Onion Sauce

Blooming Onion Sauce is a copycat version of the Outback Steakhouse dipping sauce perfect for their famous bloomin onion. A flavorful sauce that is simple to make with pantry ingredients.
Prep Time5 minutes
Additional Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bloomin onion sauce, onion ring sauce, Outback sauce
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 218kcal
Author: Milisa

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined.
  • Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Sauce can be made ahead and stored in refrigerated up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
Double as needed.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 565mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g

 

22 Comments

    1. You should try half and half of Thousand Island dressing and Horseradish Sauce it’s so close and no hassle.

  1. Do you know the batter sauce for the onion petals or the bloomin onion batter I mean and do you know the ingredients for the outback steaks

  2. I love this sauce! I use it for onion rings, curly fries, shrimp, chicken tenders…etc. This is the best recipe I’ve found and use it all the time. Occasionally I’ll add a pinch of cayenne pepper.

  3. I had leftover bloomin onion from Outback and no sauce. I made this with Tarragon instead of Oregano and it was better than the restaurant!!!! Yum

  4. Not bad. A little heavy on the mayo and in a taste comparison I don’t think there’s cumin in the Outback sauce. It can be a good sauce for other things like sweet potato fries, buffalo cauliflower, etc.

  5. We love this on burgers, chicken sandwiches, onion rings, fries – you name it and it’s delicious!!!

  6. I use this bloomin’ onion sauce for everything, even potato chips. We don’t have an Outback around so this works so well for us.

  7. 5 stars
    I had never made a sauce before for dipping. I didn’t want to use the packet that came frozen with the blooming onion petals I bought. Thank God I found your recipe. It was delicious and I will continue to use it.

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