Sashi Made A Recipe: Boom Boom Sauce

 

I was first introduced to Boom Boom Sauce at work in the cafeteria.*  It was on a shrimp po'boy and I was immediately hooked.  Once I knew they had this spicy ambrosia over at the hot sandwich station, which was also open for breakfast sandwiches, I started getting a small cup of it to put on my eggs as well as fries and pretty much anything else I could think of.

When I found a recipe for it on It Is A Keeper, I knew I had to make a slightly healthier version so, instead of mayo, I just used nonfat plain yogurt.  Easy peasy and just as tasty!  AND, on WW Blue, it's only 1 point for 2 Tbsp!

Boom Boom Sauce

• 1/4 c. plain nonfat yogurt OR plain nonfat Greek yogurt (either one works)
• 1 Tbsp ketchup
• 1 Tbsp sweet chile sauce (I use Maggi which is available in many major grocery stores)
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 - 1 tsp sriracha sauce, depending on your level of spice tolerance

Mix everything together in a small bowl until well mixed.  Refrigerate in a covered container until needed.  This is definitely better if you can make it ahead of time.

Makes 6 Tbsp

On WW Blue 💙, 1 point for 2 Tbsp

*Pre-pandemic, there were about 6,000 people that worked in our office buildings.  While this made parking a challenge for those who came in late, it meant that our company provided a lot of things to make it easier to stay in the building.  We had a Starbucks, CVS, Minute Clinic, drycleaners, and bank on site.  But our cafeteria was ah-ma-zing!  At breakfast, they had a short order grill, an omelet station, a breakfast sandwich station, a bagel/pastry station, and premade breakfast sandwiches as well as oatmeal, grits, cold cereal, etc.  At lunch, though, SO MANY options.  Short order grill, cold sandwiches made to order, hot sandwiches made to order, a self-serve salad bar, chopped salads made to order, pasta made to order, Mexican, Italian, Indian, Chinese, sushi, and spa cuisine (baked and steamed options).  I'm sure there is more that I am not remembering.  It was cheaper than going out to eat and, for the price, pretty darn good.  I read once that they served about 3,000 meals for breakfast and lunch.

The cafeteria is only opened partially right now since 95% of us are still working from home, but when the office opens up again, I hope the cafeteria will be back full capacity!