“Three Burger Sauces To Enjoy This Summer”

We eat burgers year around, right? Yet it seems they’re cooked most often outdoors in the Summer. With a few exceptions like my Juicy Lucy’s, I love a grilled burger. Sometimes plain and simple with just cheese or with all the fixins is simply a matter of taste. You know what I mean like tomato, onion, lettuce and a fantastic burger sauce. This post is about Three Burger Sauces To Enjoy This Summer. They are part of the fixins. Not just plain mustard, ketchup, or mayonnaise but something to take your burger to the next level. Since staying at home, being creative in the kitchen is at an all-time high and I’m happy to share.

Three Burger Sauces To Enjoy This Summer

First, let’s enjoy a burger with Chipotle Dill Pickle Sauce. Made with mayo, chipotle hot sauce, ketchup, dill pickles, and chipotle chile powder. The chipotle definitely stands out with it’s smokey heat. The pickles add a some texture along with taste. This sauce is not sweet although you can add more ketchup and honey for a bit more sweetness if desired. Enjoy this sauce with burgers topped with American cheese on toasted sesame seed buns.

Three Burger Sauces To Enjoy This Summer

Second is Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce. This sauce is delicious and works marvelously with burgers topped with Gouda cheese. Dijon, stone-ground mustards are blended with sambal oelek for the heat factor. Honey is added for sweetness and the creaminess comes from mayonnaise being added. If you prefer, use bbq sauce instead of mayonnaise. Both give this sauce a different flavor. I like to split the recipe and add mayo to one half and bbq sauce to the other. My husband prefers bbq sauce mixed in. Toasted brioche buns work well with this burger sauce.

Three Burger Sauces To Enjoy This Summer

Third is my Roasted Red Pepper Sauce I can’t get enough of. using roasted red peppers can leave the sauce on the thinner side so unflavored gelatin is added to thicken this sauce. Allow sauce to sit 30 minutes before spreading on burgers. This sauce contains roasted red peppers, garlic, serrano pepper for some heat, mayonnaise, white vinegar, sugar, gelatin for thickening and salt and pepper to taste. Roasted red peppers make a great sauce for pasta and so you might be tempted to use this sauce on pasta. I’ve actually though about it myself. Hmmm… Anyway, this sauce is fantastic served on stuffed burgers with like pimento cheese and on toasted pretzel buns.

Three Burger Sauces To Enjoy This Summer

No matter how you and your family like your burgers, I have a sauce for for everybody. Sweet, spicy, or savory, take your pick. For the juiciest burgers be sure to use 80/20 and no more than 90/10 fat content. That fat is where its at!. Create everyone’s favorite especially if you’re entertaining friends. Have a host of fixins available to choose from. Oh what fun a burger bar will be. I hope you’ll enjoy these burger sauces as much as I do so get to grilling.

 

Three Burger Sauces To Enjoy This Summer

Chipotle Dill Pickle Sauce

1/2 cup mayonnaise

2 T. Cholula Chipotle Hot Sauce

2 T. ketchup

1/2 cup finely chopped kosher dill pickles (about 3 baby dills)

1/2 t. chipotle chile powder

pinch of kosher sea salt

In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving. Sauce will keep for at least 5 days. Great on burgers topped with American cheese. Sauce will last up to 5 days in refrigerator.

 

Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce

1/4 cup honey

3 T. sambal oelek (red chili pepper sauce)

1/4 cup Dijon mustard

1/4 cup Stone Ground mustard

1 T. mayonnaise or BBQ sauce

Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and chill 30 minutes before serving. Great on burgers topped with Gouda cheese. Refrigerate and sauce will last at least 5 days.

 

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

12 oz. jar roasted red peppers, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, finely minced

1 serrano pepper, seeded and finely minced

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 T. white vinegar

2 t. granulated sugar

1 t. unflavored gelatin

1/4 t. each Kosher salt and ground black pepper

In a medium-size bowl, combine all ingredients. You may use a food processor or blender if you desire a smooth sauce. Great on cheese-stuffed burgers. Sauce will last up to 5 days in refrigerator.