Ingredients:

  • 1 cup high-quality mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
  • 0.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 0.25 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp powdered monk fruit
  • 1.5 tbsp water
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions:

  1. Place 1 cup high-quality mayonnaise in a glass bowl and whisk until smooth.
  2. Warm 1 tbsp unsalted butter in the microwave for 15 seconds until completely liquid but not boiling.
  3. Slowy pour the melted butter into the mayonnaise while whisking constantly.
  4. Stir in 1 tbsp tomato paste, 0.5 tsp garlic powder, 0.25 tsp onion powder, and 0.5 tsp smoked paprika. Whisk until the sauce turns a uniform pale pink.
  5. Pour in 1 tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar.
  6. Sprinkle in 1 tbsp powdered monk fruit and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
  7. Add 1.5 tbsp water one tablespoon at a time until the sauce moves like heavy cream when stirred.
  8. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap or a lid.
  9. Place the sauce in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Wait for the colors to deepen and the texture to firm up.
  10. Give the sauce one last vigorous whisk before serving to recombine any settled spices.