Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce
This Sriracha Aioli recipe has a secret ingredient that makes it a wow, and this slightly-spicy sauce is good on so many things! It’s perfect for sweet potatoes fries of course, but this post also has 15 low-carb suggestions for using the tasty Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce!
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Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce is something I always make to go with sweet potato fries, and in my niece Kara’s family her teenagers make this over and over, even when she isn’t home. And I know a few other people who are also obsessed with this tasty combo of sour cream, mayo, Sriracha Sauce, and lime juice!
I remember how delighted I was when I discovered Sweet Potato Fries, and the recipes on my site for Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries and Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries both are favorites of mine. For me this healthier type of fry is a slight splurge on carbs, but it’s better than regular fries made with potatoes, which can really be a weakness for many people. (Can you relate?)
I do think this Sriracha Aioli is the perfect thing to dip up with sweet potato fries, but if you don’t want the carbs from sweet potatoes, keep reading because this post has 15 amazing ways to enjoy the Sriracha Aioli for a low-carb treat!
What ingredients do you need for this recipe?
(This is only a list of ingredients; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe with ingredient amounts.)
- sour cream
- mayo
- fresh squeezed lime juice, I used my fresh-frozen lime juice
- Sriracha Sauce (affiliate link) to taste
What is Aioli?
When Aioli first started to appear on restaurant menus it often referred to an olive oil emulsion with fresh garlic. But the name has evolved now to be nearly synonymous with mayo, still often combined with garlic but also with many other seasonings. And now sauces that are called Aioli sometimes include sour cream or Greek yogurt as well. If you’re a purist who doesn’t think this sauce is really Aioli just call it Sriracha Dipping Sauce!
How low in carbs is the Sriracha Aioli?
In case you can’t tell from the ingredients list, this tasty Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce only has 2 net carbs per serving!
What’s the secret ingredient in this Sriracha Aioli?
Fresh lime juice is the secret ingredient that I think makes this over-the-top good! You can definitely adjust the amounts of all these ingredients to taste, and I’m such a lime fan that you might want less lime than I used. But please don’t skip the lime completely; it adds an amazing flavor note to the Sriracha dipping sauce!
Fifteen more ideas for diping into Sriracha Aioli:
- I’d love this sauce as another option for Oven-Fried Green Tomatoes.
- I’d eat it over Grilled Garlic Chicken, or Grilled Chicken.
- Air Fryer Artichoke Hearts would be amazing to dip into the sauce.
- It would make a great dip for Instant Pot Artichokes.
- It would taste great on Grilled Zucchini or the World’s Easiest Grilled Vegetables.
- I’d love it with Grilled Shrimp Skewers or Air Fryer Shrimp.
- I’d eat it on Chicken Veggie Kabobs.
- It would be amazing on Grilled Sriracha Turkey Meatballs!
- It would go perfectly with Grilled Salmon with Maple-Sriracha-Lime Glaze.
- And of course it would be great with Roasted Asparagus, Roasted Broccoli, or Roasted Sweet Potatoes.
How to make Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce:
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- Mix together the mayo and sour cream until no lumps appear.
- Whisk in Sriracha Sauce (affiliate link), starting with a tiny amount and then tasting until it’s as spicy as you prefer.
- I used about 1 tsp. Sriracha sauce, if you really like hot food you may want more than that.
- Then whisk in the fresh-squeezed lime juice, and blend until it’s creamy with no lumps. Start with less lime if you’re not sure how much you want.
- That’s all! Serve with sweet potato fries or any of the other things listed above and wait for compliments.
Want more tasty sauces or dipping sauces?
Use the category for Sauces to find more ideas for tasty sauce to drizzle over food or serve as a dipping sauce!
Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce
There's a secret ingredient in this Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce that I think makes it perfect for sweet potatoes fries, roasted vegetables, or a variety of other uses!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 2 T fresh squeezed lime juice
- Sriracha sauce to taste (start with 1 tsp.)
Instructions
- Whisk together sour cream and mayo, stirring until there are no lumps.
- Then add Sriracha Sauce (affiliate link), starting with a small amount, stirring to combine, and tasting until it is as spicy as you'd like it.
- I used about 1 tsp. but if you like spicy foods you'll probably want a bit more.
- When the sauce is as spicy as you'd like, add the fresh-squeezed lime juice and whisk in until the mixture is smooth.
- Serve dipping sauce with Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries or Air Fryer Spicy Sweet Potato Fries .
- See the list in this post for other ideas for using this tasty sauce!
Notes
Recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration from Spicy Mexican Slaw.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 125Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 14mgSodium 126mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gSugar 1gProtein 1g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Everything in this Sriracha Aioli would be great for low-carb or Keto diets, and see the list in this post for low-carb ideas to eat with this tasty sauce! Sweet potato fries with a moderate amount of this dipping sauce would be approved for phase 2 or 3 of the original South Beach Diet, especially if you make your own sweet potato fries and use light sour cream and light mayo.
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Historical Notes for this Recipe
This recipe for Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce was posted in 2010. It was last updated with low-carb ideas for things to eat with the sauce and other information in 2021 and was last updated with more information in 2025.
37 Comments on “Sriracha Aioli Dipping Sauce”
This was delicious. I find Sirracha a little to much of a dry heat, so I added a teaspoon of honey and increased the Sirracha – I used a shade more than a teaspoon. But I also increased the mayo and sour cream to make more sauce. I definitely will use this again!
Glad you enjoyed it! I like the way you made it work for your preferences.
Not sure what you mean by that, but I’m not able to provide nutritional information for the recipes for several reason, including the additional time it takes, the difficulty in doing it accurately, and the sheer number of recipes on my site. If you look after the recipe itself, I give two links (where it says “Nutritional Information”) for suggestions of two ways to get that information. That’s all I can do at this time. Thanks for understanding.
recipe omits HOW MUCH lemon juice
So sorry about that. I must have skipped that line when I copied it over to the new recipe format. And I was at a lecture so just saw this. Fixed now. I hope you were able to experiment with adding lime juice and get it to work for you.
I think brussels sprouts is genuis; must try!
I usually just mix light mayo and siracha, but yes, it's awesome with roasted cauliflower or Brussels sprouts as well.
Natasha, glad you like it!
This dip is YUMMY!!! I'm waiting on my sweet potato fries to finish cooking, but w/ this sauce I know they'll be fantastic. Thanks so much!!!
Yummy! Sweet potatoes and Sriracha. How scrumptious! Adding sweet potatoes to my grocery list today. 🙂
I used equal parts sour cream, mayo & yogurt & it turned out nicely. A little too much lime for my taste but still very good!
This looks amazing. I LOVE Sriracha. Never imagined you could use it for fries' dipping sauce though.
Heather, welcome, and fun to hear from someone local.
I've been amassing food blogs in my google reader for 2 years now and I just barely stumbled upon a local blog! So glad to see you out there! And this recipe looks delicious. 🙂
I love, love LOVE sweet potatoes and sweet potato fries. That dipping sauce looks delicious.
The last time I made SP fries, I tossed them with oilive oil and cajun seasoning. That spicy seasoning contrasted with the sweetness of the fry and the lucious caramelization. It is my new go-to way to make them. Ad Emeril said- It really kicked it up a notch.
Your dipping sauce does too!
I've been out all day today and have been moderating the comments from my iPhone, but just wanted to say that I LOVE all the suggestions for other ingredients or other uses for the sauce.
And nice to hear that I'm making a few converts for Sriracha too.
Mmm, if you mix sriracha sauce with lots of other sauces, chances are it will be real tasty!
I just did a sriracha fry sauce recipe. I used a little ketchup, mayo and mostly greek yogurt, but I love your South Beach one. The lime is a great idea. In the end, what doesn't taste good with sriracha sauce. I just used my recipe with gilled salmon today for lunch. I bet your version would also taste great on a turkey burger.
Sweet potato fries and sriracha mayo… ahhh devine! You can also throw in some chopped green onions (and a bit extra sriracha) and eat with Cal rolls, use in spicy tuna, hamachi, lobster, etc. handrolls… They are heavenly. (I often skip sour cream, & just mix homemade mayo, sriracha & green onions.) They are great with steamed artichokes too!
I have lots of sweet potatoes… maybe I'll make the fries this weekend…
This looks yummy and is very timely – I have a bunch of sweet potatoes that I wasn't sure what to do with – having a sauce to "go with" will motivate me to roast them. Also that slaw recipe looks outstanding!
I adore sriracha … and sweet potato fries. I love the idea of using yogurt to make the dip too. Mmmm. Trying this soon!
Gotta try this. I'm really learning to lie Sriachi sauce. Thanks for this recipe.
Hi Kalyn. I love Sriracha Sauce and sweet potatoes. Thanks for an awesome recipe.
thanks!
Sounds like a lovely combo! I love spicy & sweet.
try adding some thai sweet chili sauce (a la faux bang-bang shrimp from bonefish). it's delish!
Thanks for having this blog! I'm new to SBD, today being my first day on the diet, and have approximately 70 lbs. to lose. I'm excited about finding your blog and will be visiting a lot to use your recipes!
YUM! This looks great! I love sweet potato fries. And I love mayo dipping sauces. And spice! You just made my day!
That sauce sounds wonderful and the fries look absolutely fantastic. I love Sriracha!
Looks fabulous… sorry I haven't been around for awhile, I moved to the US Virgin Islands (I still giggle when I say that) for six months, and it is taking awhile to get settled. But i do think I am caught up, and will be back with new postings…
Come take a look at my new blogs of Island life!
And I am needing all the sauce recipes I can find. The prices here are incredible. SOur cream is $3 a container, and dips are all over $5 … saving these
Oh yes! I'm completely addicted to sriracha. And I could all too easily become addicted to sweet potato fries. I love sriracha mixed with Greek yogurt, lime and a bit of soy sauce.
I use sriracha sauce in everything. Thanks for one more idea!
I was also going to suggest subbing Greek yogurt for the sour cream. It's thick and tangy, higher in protein than sour cream.
I wish I could reach in and grab those fries. I would eat every single one. They look soooo good!
Dara, I've really gotten hooked on Sriracha!
I'm loving SueBob's idea of using plain yogurt in this. If anyone tries it that way, let us know how you like it. (This is why the internet is so great!)
Have you tried it with plain whole-milk yogurt? It seems like that might be great.
Thanks for the idea.
I have a big bottle or sriracha sauce in my pantry. I am definitely going to try this recipe. Those sweet potato fries look fabulous.