# Pink sauce over salmon patties **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 3, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374 "2014-09-03T16:24:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/1 "2014-09-03T16:24:23Z")
I was recently served salmon patties with a delicious pink sauce over them. Slightly sweet I suspect it may have a fruit base but for the life of me I can’t indentify it. Does anyone have any idea what this sauce could have been? I am usually pretty good at figuring out dishes, sauces being one of my weaker points. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/2 "2014-09-03T16:53:24Z")
There are a lot of pink sauces for salmon. Did it seem to have a citrus base? Was it spicy at all? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/3 "2014-09-03T16:57:25Z")
Was it [Remoulade](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remoulade)? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/4 "2014-09-03T16:57:56Z")
It could have been just a simple ketchup/mayo sauce like you find on a burger. Or perhaps a louie dressing: 1 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup ketchup-based chili sauce 1/4 cup minced scallion 2 tablespoons minced green olives 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon bottled horseradish Salt and pepper to taste Or anything in between. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/5 "2014-09-03T17:02:04Z")
Reduced blush wine (reduce to about 1/2) like white zinfandel thickened with a bit of blond roux used to be a thing in the 80’s. It’s definitely sweet and fruity. As **TriPolar** said though we really need a bit more to go on. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/6 "2014-09-03T17:17:53Z")
I’ve served salmon with a strawberry salsa. Really good on seared ahi tuna. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/7 "2014-09-03T17:47:36Z")
Pink peppercorn sauce is another common one. But presumably you would have noticed the taste. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/8 "2014-09-03T18:21:14Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Was it [Remoulade](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remoulade)? I wish I could describe it better but I strongly suspect it was this. I had a feeling the pink was from paprika. Some good suggestions here I want to try, I love the salmon patties from canned salmon, a variety of sauces to choose from even makes them better. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/9 "2014-09-04T03:16:06Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I wish I could describe it better but I strongly suspect it was this. I had a feeling the pink was from paprika. > > Some good suggestions here I want to try, I love the salmon patties from canned salmon, a variety of sauces to choose from even makes them better. You can buy bottled Remoulade sauce. Why not give 'er a try? (What time do you want us over?) ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/10 "2014-09-04T03:23:49Z")
Creole style remoulade may be pinkish, but it’s not really sweet. The best way to describe it might be as a fancy cousin to tartar sauce. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/11 "2014-09-05T15:16:45Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > Some good suggestions here I want to try, I love the salmon patties from canned salmon, a variety of sauces to choose from even makes them better. Care to share your patty recipe? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-sauce-over-salmon-patties/697374/12 "2014-09-05T15:27:06Z")
Where were you served them and why can’t you ask them what was in it?