32 Standout Sauce Recipes for Burgers

Ketchup, mustard, and Thousand Island get most of the action when it comes to adding sauce to a burger, but why stop there?

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Updated September 26, 2023
Four toasted burger buns open on a baking sheet, each one with three lines of homemade Shack Sauce on the top half of the bun, and lettuce and tomato on the bottom half of the bun.

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Ketchup, mustard, and Thousand Island get most of the action when it comes to adding sauce to a burger, but why stop there? There are countless ways to level up your burger, and switching up your sauces is the best place to start. Below are some of our favorite sauce recipes—from ranch and pesto to a number of variations on mustard and mayo—to make your next burger stand out from the rest.

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