Have you ever wanted to have a recipe that everyone asks for when you serve it up? To be that person at family BBQs who’s being pestered for details of just how they made their contribution, scribbling it down on scraps of paper to hand out?
Make. This. Sauce. And you will be the envy of everybody.
The flavours in this sauce are insane. I love a good veggie burger, and I often use shop-bought ones like those you can see in the pictures (it’s true, I’m not really superwoman after all) – and this homemade burger sauce is a really easy way to turn your bog-standard burger into something really special.
It’s got some pretty strange ingredients, which just means that people will be all the more eager to get the recipe from you – I bet they’d never guess exactly what goes into it.
Start with some lettuce. Yes, this burger sauce contains lettuce. Bear with me.
Throw the lettuce in a high-powered blender, and add some pickled gherkins, ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard.
All the flavours that should appear on a burger, in one easy smear.
This kind of burger sauce is often served at cheapy burger trucks, probably just so that they can make their burgers taste a bit like vegetables without actually having to spend money on fresh veg (I’m sure they don’t make their own sauce). But, don’t let that put you off! This burger sauce is tasty and tangy, and smooth and creamy, all at the same time, and it wouldn’t be out of place even on the most gourmet burger.
You can add some extra salad as well if you want, like I did – the burger sauce gives all the flavour you need, but I do like a little bit of crunch on a burger too.
Do you have a recipe that everyone’s always asking for?
Homemade burger sauce
Ingredients
- 1/4 iceberg lettuce or green lettuce
- 1-2 large pickled gherkins (depending on preference)
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1/2 tbsp yellow mustard
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a high-powered blender, and blitz well until smooth. Add more ingredients to taste, if desired.
Note: nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on exactly what ingredients you choose.
If you prefer to make your own burgers too, try my cheesy lentil burgers!
Grace Snow
Thursday 10th of September 2020
When the recipe says yellow mustard, does that mean the sweet American style mustard? (just checking!)
Becca @ Easy Cheesy Vegetarian
Thursday 10th of September 2020
Yes the American-style one :)
Annie
Sunday 19th of July 2020
How long will this sauce keep in the fridge???
Becca @ Easy Cheesy Vegetarian
Monday 20th of July 2020
Generally it's advised to keep food for no longer than 3 days. I'd personally push it to 4 or maybe even 5, but no longer than that :)
Hazel Owens
Thursday 31st of March 2016
This sounds like a great recipe! I'd probably only use one pickled gherkin, but the mix of vegetables and condiments sounds like it would make an amazing sauce. I'll try this recipe out next time I have a burger. Thanks for the article!
Nayna Kanabar
Friday 15th of May 2015
What a wonderful idea, the burger looks tasty and I love that mouthwatering click.
Peter
Friday 15th of May 2015
OK, I'm not a woman, but I did most of the cooking even before the wife left me. Just me and my boy now, and really appreciate this recipe as I hate using pre-made stuff. I can get my boy to eat a veggie-burger, that's a win!
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
Friday 15th of May 2015
Hope you both enjoy it! :)