Artificial Food Coloring Free Honey Mustard-Style Dipping Sauce
That golden color you see in this dipping sauce? It comes entirely from ground turmeric — no dyes, no additives, just a warm spice doing what it does naturally. Most store-bought honey mustard and dipping sauces sneak in artificial yellows and oranges to hit that signature hue, which makes them a hard pass for anyone keeping a clean ingredient list. This version skips all of that and builds its flavor from coconut aminos, raw honey, apple cider vinegar, and a handful of pantry spices that actually earn their place. The result is tangy, subtly sweet, and just a little bright from the fresh lemon juice — genuinely craveable stuff. A quick whisk and a short rest at room temperature is all it takes for everything to come together into a smooth, cohesive sauce. It works beautifully as a dip for veggies, a drizzle over proteins, or a dipping companion for whatever you've got on the table.
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8 servings
- ¼ cup coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp raw honey
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the coconut aminos, honey, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, turmeric, ginger, garlic powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl.
- 2
Whisk until the honey is fully dissolved and the mixture is smooth and uniform in color, about 1 minute.
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