Dill Pickle Sauce is a tangy sauce that is made with fresh ingredients and is perfect to have on hand as a dip and a salad dressing. What gives this sauce its pickle flavour? The use of both pickle juice and chopped pickles gives this sauce a stronger flavour.
Originally posted in May 2021, this recipe and post have been updated with new information and an improved recipe in June 2026.
There are so many ways to use this sauce. We use it as a salad dressing and on wraps but there are also many other ways to use it. Dill Pickle Sauce takes only minutes to prepare. It’s creamy and has lots of pickle flavour.
Ingredients For Dill Pickle Sauce
Making this sauce is easy with these eight ingredients:
- Mayonnaise.
- Sour Cream.
- Fresh dill.
- Dill pickles.
- Garlic powder.
- Sea salt.
- Pepper.
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For A Thicker Sauce
This sauce is thinner than a dip, so if you want to thicken it a little to make a dip, there is one extra ingredient that will help.
A teaspoon of xanthan gum can be added to the sauce to thicken it up. ( xanthan gum is a thickener which is used in many sauces and salad dressings)
Another way to thicken the sauce is to replace the sour cream with Greek or Skyr yogurt. Both types of yogurt are thicker than sour cream, making the sauce thicker. We recommend using Skyr which is a thicker yogurt.
Making Dill Pickle Sauce
There is no special equipment to make this sauce. All you need is a bowl, a whisk, a sharp knife, a cutting board, and measuring cups and spoons.
No need for a blender or food processor. You will also need a mason jar or an airtight container to store the sauce in.
Uses for Dill Pickle Sauce
Use this sauce as a dressing for salads or instead of mayonnaise in a chicken wrap.
Replace mayonnaise in tuna salad with this pickle sauce for a tangier flavour.
It makes a great coleslaw dressing. Mixed with a bag of chopped coleslaw, it is perfect as a side or on pulled pork sandwiches.
The sauce makes a great dip for Smoked Bacon Wrapped Pickles or for fried pickles. The sauce is thin so when using it as a dip you want to dip textured food that will hold onto the sauce.
Another use is in potato salad. The pickle flavor and chopped pickles in this sauce add a ton of flavour to a potato salad.
Storing the Sauce
A Mason jar is the best way to store the sauce. I like to use a large Mason jar, although it does not fill it all the way to the top. The added room at the top of the jar allows room for shaking the sauce before using it.
The sauce needs to be refrigerated and will last up to 3 weeks in the fridge. (The longer the sauce sits, the more pickle flavor comes out)
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Dill Pickle Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¾ cup sour cream
- â…“ cup dill pickle juice
- ¼ cup fresh dill, chopped
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp freshly grated black pepper
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 5-6 dill pickles, chopped
Instructions
- Add all ingredients except chopped dill pickles to a bowl.
- Whisk until smooth and creamy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in chopped dill pickles.
- Pour into a large mason jar and store in the refrigerator for minimum 1 hour.
- Shake before using.
