Burger Sauce
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It only takes 4 ingredients and less than 5 minutes to whip up this restaurant-style Burger Sauce recipe! This homemade “secret sauce” is so simple and adds delicious flavor to all of your favorite burgers.
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Upgrade your burger game with this simple and tasty burger sauce recipe. Made with pantry staples, it’s the perfect addition to a 4th of July barbecue or weeknight dinner. It’s great for topping your favorite burgers or used as a dipping sauce!
If you’re a fan of the In-N-Out secret burger sauce, then you’re going to love this recipe! I originally created this sauce to top my copycat recipe for In-N-Out Animal Style Burgers. It turned out so delicious, that I started putting it on all of my burgers!
It’s easy to mix up with 4 basic condiments in less than 5 minutes, making it simple enough to spread on burgers any night of the week. But it’s also so delicious, that it will impress the guests at your next cookout!
Be sure to save this homemade burger sauce recipe, as it’s guaranteed to become a new family favorite!
Ingredients
- Mayonnaise – feel free to use traditional mayo or an olive oil based mayonnaise. I’ve used both and they both work great for the base of this recipe.
- Ketchup
- Pickles (or dill pickle relish) – I’ve made this recipe with both finely diced dill pickles and dill pickle relish. Both ingredients will work, but I prefer to use the finely diced pickles. They add a nice texture to the sauce, without the other added ingredients that come in a bottle of relish.
- Dijon mustard – you can also use yellow mustard, but I like the sharp tang that dijon adds to the sauce.
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and stir to combine.
Easy as that, you have your own classic burger sauce, perfect for adding flavor to all of your favorite burger recipes!
Once you’ve made the sauce, taste it and if you feel like it needs added salt, mix in ¼ teaspoon salt. I found that the pickles were salty enough, I didn’t add any salt to the recipe.
Store the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe tips
- If you don’t want to use mayo, you can substitute in Greek yogurt. The texture and flavor will just be slightly different.
- To spice it up, feel free to add in 1 teaspoon of hot sauce.
- Make it extra tangy by mixing in a little extra pickle juice. Just make sure not to add too much, or the sauce will be too thin.
- Allow the secret sauce to rest for the flavors to meld. You can eat it right away, but letting it chill in the fridge for at least an hour makes it even better!
- To make a copycat big mac sauce, add 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon paprika to this recipe.
- I recommend putting 2 tablespoons of this sauce on a burger. This recipe makes 12 tablespoons, so it’s enough to make 6 burgers. If you want to double the recipe, simply click the 2X button in the recipe card below. The ingredient amounts will automatically update to make double the sauce.
Ways to use it
This hamburger sauce is delicious on more than just a classic cheeseburger! Try using the secret sauce in any of the ways listed below.
- Use this special sauce to make a copycat In-N-Out Animal Style Burger (pictured above) or copycat In-N-Out Animal Style Fries!
- Try it on these Smash Burger Tacos!
- Spread it on Mushroom Swiss Burgers, Juicy Lucy Burgers or Smash Burgers.
- Add it to these easy Air Fryer Hamburgers or California Burgers.
- Spoon it over these tasty Turkey Burgers.
- Spread it on these Smoked Burgers.
- Drizzle it on a Keto Burger Bowl.
- Add extra flavor to Cheeseburger Sliders.
- Use it as a dip for onion rings, tater tots, french fries or sweet potato fries!
- Serve it as a dipping sauce with Cheeseburger Egg Rolls.
- Use it as a dip for fresh veggies, like broccoli, carrots, celery, cucumbers, or peppers.
- Drizzle it over roasted veggies or Air Fryer Zucchini.
- Drizzle it over eggs for breakfast.
- Use it as a topping for baked potatoes or roasted sweet potatoes.
- Use it as a dressing for salads, try it with romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, tomato, avocado, and onions. This sauce is very similar to Thousand Island dressing, making it a great one-for-one replacement.
- Spread on your favorite sandwiches, like this classic Patty Melt, for an added burst of flavor.
- Use it as a dipping sauce for chicken tenders!
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Burger Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped pickles, or dill pickle relish
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard, or yellow mustard
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
- Use immediately, or store in the refrigerator for at least an hour to allow the flavors of the sauce to meld together.
- This sauce will stay good, stored in an airtight container, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Once you’ve made the sauce, taste it and if you feel like it needs added salt, mix in ¼ teaspoon salt. I found that the pickles were salty enough, I didn’t add any salt to the recipe.
- If you don’t want to use mayo, you can substitute in Greek yogurt. The texture and flavor will just be slightly different.
- To spice it up, feel free to add in 1 teaspoon of hot sauce.
- Make it extra tangy by mixing in a little extra pickle juice. Just make sure not to add too much, or the sauce will be too thin.
- I recommend putting 2 tablespoons of this sauce on a burger. This recipe makes 12 tablespoons, so it’s enough to make 6 burgers. If you want to double the recipe, simply click the 2X button above. The ingredient amounts will automatically update to make double the sauce.
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