Comeback Sauce is a classic Southern dipping sauce and salad dressing originating in Jackson, Mississippi. The name comes from the tradition that whenever you leave a place, people don’t say “goodbye” or “see you later,” they say “Y’all come back.”

Comeback Sauce is similar in flavor to a Louisiana remoulade or Thousand Island salad dressing. Serve the sauce with fried seafood and pickles, as a salad dressing, a dip for shrimp and vegetables, or as a spread for sandwiches. It also makes a nice dip for French fries or chips.

Mississippi Comeback Sauce

Try to make this sauce a day ahead of time and refrigerate overnight for the flavor to intensify. For a thinner salad dressing, add more vegetable oil.

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Course: BBQ, Condiment, Dip, Sauce

Cuisine: American, American Deep South, North American

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: cup

Author: My Hungry Traveler

Equipment

Food Processor or blender

Ingredients

¼ cup Olive oil
¼ cup Chili sauce (American not Asian)
1 cup Mayonnaise
¼ cup Tomato ketchup
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Spicy mustard
½ tsp Black pepper
3 dash Hot sauce
½ tsp Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama)
½ tsp Onion powder
½ tsp Garlic powder
½ Lemon, juiced

US Customary – Metric

Instructions

Put all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until well mixed. Refrigerate fa few hours or flavors to meld. Sauce will keep for several weeks in refrigerator.