The Lunch Lady
Epic burger sauce
A creamy, tangy burger sauce with ketchup, sweet pickle relish and a little vinegar. Five minutes of mixing, then an hour in the fridge to bring it together.
Published
- Servings
- About 14 tablespoons, enough for 10 burgers
- Total time
- About 1 hour 5 minutes, including the flavor rest
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
The sauce for burger night
This is the Epic sauce from Monday's burger lunch. Mayo, ketchup, sweet pickle relish and a little vinegar. Creamy, sweet and tangy, with enough pickle in there to hold its own on a cheeseburger.
Chop the relish fine and give the sauce an hour in the fridge. Then spoon it onto your burger. It also makes a good dip for fries or tots. The Wagyu smash burger recipe is already here when you need the rest of dinner.
Home recipe
Epic burger sauce
The Lunch Lady · Jared Veldheer
- Servings
- About 14 tablespoons, enough for 10 burgers
- Prep time
- About 5 minutes
- Cook time
- No cooking
- Total time
- About 1 hour 5 minutes, including the flavor rest
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Equipment: Small bowl, whisk, measuring spoons and a knife
Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you go.
Instructions
Mix and rest
- Chop any large pieces of relish fine. Whisk the mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, sugar and vinegar together until the sugar dissolves.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour so the flavors come together.
- Stir and taste. Add salt only if it needs it. If the sauce is too thick to spread, whisk in water a teaspoon at a time.
- Spoon onto burgers or serve as a dip. This batch makes about a scant cup, enough for 10 burgers with a little left over.
Recipe notes
- Use sweet pickle relish for this version. Dill relish makes a different, less sweet sauce.
- Start without added salt. The mayonnaise, ketchup and relish already bring plenty.