2 Minute Falafel Hot Sauce Recipe (2024)

Try this delicious falafel hot sauce recipe that's free from table salt, refined sugar, thickeners, and other additives. This wholesome plant-based recipe is gluten free and has only 15.9 calories and 24% vitamin C per serving.

Most hot sauces contain so many nasty fillers, refined sugar, and table salt. It’s so much better to make your own hot sauce to go with falafels so you can put whatever you like in the recipe. This recipe is free from table salt, refined sugar, thickeners, and other additives. It contains wholesome plant-based ingredients and is gluten-free.

If you like your hot sauces hot, this is the sauce for you. My son and I love our hot spicy food, and my son aged 9 couldn’t get enough of this sauce. If you prefer less spicy hot sauces, replace 2 of the chili peppers with one red bell pepper.

This recipe takes only 2 minutes to prepare and involves absolutely no cooking. Plus there are only a few ingredients and all of them are already in your pantry.

This recipe has only 15.9 calories per serving and 19 mg of calories.

I love to serve this sauce with pickles, particularly my Russian Pickled Tomatoes, sometimes I also serve my no tahini hummus. To make a complete meal I serve this sauce with my Mediterranean yellow rice, Middle East falafel, falafel gyro, or vegan gluten-free pita bread. I also love to use this recipe when I'm making my falafel over rice recipe or falafel platter recipe.

If you want to get more side dishes check out my post on the best falafel side dishes post.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• This recipe contains 15.9 calories per serving.
• This recipe contains 0.3g of protein per serving.
• One serving of this recipe contains 24% of your recommended daily intake of Vitamin C.
• This recipe is made from a combination of vegan protein, whole food sources of carbohydrates, vegetables, essential fats, and ingredients that make the dish extremely tasty.
• This easy recipe takes 2 minutes of active preparation time and absolutely no cooking time.
• I have simplified this recipe by limiting the number of ingredients and using everyday, simple ingredients such as chili peppers and maple syrup.
• This recipe and all recipes on my website are vegan, plant-based, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, lactose-free, free from refined sugar, vegetarian, and are based on whole foods.
• All of my recipes follow my own diet plan called the Plant Plate 400. In addition, my recipes also adhere to the following diets: the Mediterranean diet, the 1200 Calories a Day diet, Clean eating, the Macrobiotic diet, the Alkaline diet, the Ornish diet, the Daniel Fast, and the Starch Solution diet.

Ingredients

Ingredient Substitutions

• Chili peppers: If you don't have any chili peppers you can always use chili powder instead.
• Olive oil: Use any oil you choose or omit the oil completely.
• Garlic: You can omit the garlic or replace it with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
• Sea salt: You can replace it with any salt of your choice or 1 tablespoon of tamari.
• Vinegar: You can use any vinegar of your choice.
• Maple syrup: You can omit the syrup or replace it with any sweetener of your choice.

The Structure Of A Plant Based Plate

Each of the recipes I create fits into my Plant Plate System. This system incorporates 5 food groups into every meal.

The 5 food groups are 1) Plant Protein, 2), Leaves, Fruit, And Veg, 3) Aesthetic Additions, 4) Nutrient Packed Carbohydrates, and 5) Taste

This recipe adds flavor to any dish. It falls under the “Taste” category on the Plant Based Plate and is not a complete meal.

The diagram below helps you visually see how this element features on a Plant-Based Plate.

Click here to discover more about my Plant Plate System and some of the benefits of eating this way.

Here’s how this recipe is structured according to the Plant Plate System.

Adding each ingredient to the following categories helps you to easily see how to make substitutions. It also lets you know the exact reason why the ingredient is in the recipe.

Plant-Based Protein

• n/a

Leaves, Fruit & Veg

• Chili peppers

Aesthetic Additions

• n/a

Nutrient Packed Carbohydrates

• n/a

Taste

• Chili peppers
• Garlic
• Vinegar
• Maple Syrup

Recommended Equipment

Here are the main kitchen equipment tools I have used to create this recipe.

How To Make This Recipe

Here is a brief summary of the steps needed to make the recipe. See the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the full detailed instructions.

• Blend all of the ingredients together and serve.

Frequently Asked Questions

How To Store Leftovers

This recipe keeps for up to 4 days in the fridge in an airtight container. It also freezes well for up to 3 months.

Ways To Use This Recipe

Here are some of my favorite ways to use this recipe:

• Creamy Vegan Italian Dressing Recipe
• Russian Pickled Tomatoes Recipe
• No Oil No Tahini Hummus Recipe
• Easy Mediterranean Yellow Rice
• Middle East Falafel Recipe
• Falafel Gyro Recipe
• Vegan Gluten Free Pita Bread
• Falafel Over Rice Recipe
• Falafel Platter Recipe

Vegan Carbohydrate Side Dishes

Serve this recipe with any of the following carb side dishes which are all around 100 calories per serving:

• Creamy Mashed Potatoes
• Vegan Cornbread
• Easy Boiled Baby Potatoes
• Easy Skin On Boiled Potato
• Crispy Homemade Baked French Fries
• Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
• Most Crispy Vegan Jacket Potato
• Easy Whole Baked Sweet Potato
• Perfect Long Grain White Rice

For more options, see all of my best vegan, gluten-free carbs side dishes.

Vegan Vegetable Side Dishes

Here are some vegetable side dishes that go very nicely with this recipe which are all under 100 calories per serving.

• Easy Vegan Cheesy Broccoli
• Vegan Zucchini Fritters
• Spicy Vegan Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
• Nacho Cheese Baked Kale Chips
• Easy Baked Mushroom Bacon

For more options, see all of my best gluten-free vegan vegetable side dishes.

Plant-Based Protein Side Dishes

Here are some plant-based protein side dishes that go very nicely with this recipe. They are all under 150 calories per serving and are based on the highest sources of vegan protein.

• Vegan Zucchini Fritters
• Smoky Tempeh Bacon
• Spicy Vegan Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
• Creamy Edamame Guacamole
• Vegan Tofu 'Egg' Scramble
• Easy Baked Mushroom Bacon

For more options, see all of my best gluten-free vegan protein recipes.

Vegan Meat Side Dishes

Here are some vegan meat side dishes that go very nicely with this recipe, and are great substitutes for regular meat. These are all under 150 calories per serving.

• Vegan Gluten Free Black Bean Meatballs
• 10 Minute Plant Based Black Bean Burger
• Easy Vegan Meatloaf
• Smoky Tempeh Bacon
• Spicy Vegan Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
• Vegan Jackfruit Shredded Chicken
• Easy Baked Mushroom Bacon

For more options, see all of my best gluten-free vegan meat recipes.

More Tasty Dip Recipes

Here are some more vegan dips or vegan sauces that go very nicely with falafel and are very quick to make. These are all under 50 calories per serving.

• No Cook Marinara Sauce (this makes a great salsa or tomato sauce dip)
• Vegan Ranch Dip Recipe
• Creamy Edamame Guacamole
• Easy Vegan Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
• Creamy Hummus Recipe Without Garlic
• Creamy Vegan Poppy Seed Dressing

For more options, see all of my best gluten-free vegan dip recipes.

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