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Subway Chipotle Southwest Sauce Recipe
Subway Chipotle Southwest Sauce
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Sauce
Calories: 96
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Recipe Rating: 4.5 (17 reviews)
 

Everyone hip on Subway's sandwiches knows the key to cloning the flavor of many of the chain's top-sellers is in recreating the secret sauces. For example, Subway's Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki Sandwich is pretty bland without the Sweet Onion Sauce. And one of Subway's newest creations, the Chipotle Southwest Cheese Steak, is just a cheese steak sandwich without the Chipotle Southwest Sauce. Now, with this simple sauce clone, you can recreate the slightly sweet, mildly sour, and a little bit smoky sauce at home to take any of your home sandwich creations on a trip to the spicy Southwest. But you don't have to stop at sandwiches. This sauce also makes an amazing dressing for a zesty Southwestern-style salad. You'll need to pick up some ground chipotle chile in the spice section of your market. McCormick makes good stuff.

Source: "Top Secret Recipes Unlocked" by Todd Wilbur.
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon minced fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle chile
pinch dried thyme
pinch ground cumin

Combine ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour before using.

Makes 1/2 cup.
        
Kyle  
Submitted on 02/28/13
This tastes very similar to the sauce available at Subway; great job! Delicious on chicken.
johnny  
Submitted on 01/08/09
This recipe is close but I found it to be exact if you substitute Miracle Whip for the mayonnaise and use a full teaspoon of the ground chipotle chili pepper. I couldn't tell the difference.
Amanda  
Submitted on 09/06/08
I found this recipe to be thick and spicy, without any issues with consistency like previous reviewers. I think the key is to let it sit for longer than an hour, maybe even 3 or 4. I let it sit overnight and the flavor that developed was awesome. I would definitely recommend this sauce for anything, from burgers, wraps, etc. It also makes a good dip for veggies.
Nicole  
Submitted on 10/15/07
The sauce is good and has a great kick. However, the consistency is not the same, this isn't as thick. It's close just not exactly the same.
Emily  
Submitted on 10/15/07
Very good! Almost like the original!!! I love this sauce and can now make my own subs that taste almost like the subs at Subway! Thanks so much for this recipe!!
Smitty  
Submitted on 03/06/06
This is great just like the real thing. My son is a wing nut and very picky about sauce, he loves this.
Lisa  
Submitted on 01/26/06
While this had the kick of the subway sauce, it tasted nothing like it. I don't know if I did something wrong, but I followed the recipe and used the recommended McCormick seasoning.
Donna  
Submitted on 01/25/06
This is so good - not only on sandwiches but also as a dip for chips. I'm trying to watch my salt intake - I tripled the recipe but only used 1/3 of the salt and it was still excellent!
Bob  
Submitted on 01/21/06
Can't get Chipotle pepper in Scotland so used ground jalapeno and a wee bit smoked barbeque sauce. Oh and some red jalapeno jelly. Tasted GREAT!!!
Blue  
Submitted on 01/21/06
I can't distinguish the original from the copycat, they taste exactly the same!
Mark  
Submitted on 01/18/06
I added 1/2 a canned chipotle - that brought the flavor up. As is I found it tasted too much like mayonnaise.
Sean  
Submitted on 01/17/06
It is fantastic!!! I think you really got the taste on this one -- as always!
Ryan  
Submitted on 01/17/06
I threw this together in minutes and it's EXACTLY like the Subway stuff.
Rosemary Chapdelaine  
Submitted on 01/17/06
This is fantastic! Tastes exactly like it! My daughter in law works and manages a Subway in Ohio and she thought I bought it from Subway Store!
Cookie  
Submitted on 01/17/06
Not just good on a grilled sandwich, but, good also as a dip w/veggies.
Conda  
Submitted on 01/17/06
Can't get ground chipotle chile powder here in Australia, so I substituted some Chipotle Tobasco sauce, a friend sent me from Oregon,instead. WOW....green salad, macaroni salad, steak fingers, chicken fingers, fish & chips...you name it, and this sauce makes it BETTER. Thanks for the great recipe!
Debi  
Submitted on 01/16/06
This was the bomb, but I did add some honey to sweeten it a little.