The Return of The Big Mac Sauce

I have been a vegetarian since I was a teen. Technically, because I eat fish and seafood, some people refer to my eating habits as those of an aquatarian, a pescetarian or pesco-vegetarian. Whatever you want to call it, let's just say that I haven't eaten meat in 15 years. Which means I haven't eaten a Big Mac in 15 years. While it's probably better for me to stay away from McDonald's food, I can still have the occasional craving for the famous sauce, can't I?

So when my sister mentioned that she made Big Mac sauce the other day, having found a recipe from the famous Quebec chef Ricardo, it didn't take long for me to chop up onions and stir mayo around in my own kitchen. I will spare you the step by step photos---it's not a particularly pretty sauce. However, it tastes exactly the same as the real thing and it is indeed, immensely satisfying, especially for someone who has not had a Big Mac in over a decade. Forget the terrible cardboard bun, the barely-made-of-beef patty and the questionable orange cheese at the bottom of your McDonald's burger. You can now have their delicious sauce over your own tasty meat or meatless patty and add whatever you want to it. You can even make it organic if you want. I'm here to report that it is just as good on a veggie burger.

I made this sauce fairly early in the day and had to ask myself if it is wrong to have a spoonful of mayo sauce at 11 am? I decided that yes, it wasn't entirely appropriate to be eating condiments straight-up in the morning. So I limited myself to half a spoonful. It's pretty addictive.

Summer came late this year in Vancouver. In fact, its August tomorrow and the sun hasn't really arrived yet. I'm going to pretend that it is sunny and warm outside, have a BBQ anyway and grill up a nice veggie burger with lots of Big Mac sauce (and the real meat deal for my man). Hope you do the same, I highly recommend it.

Big Mac Sauce

from Ricardo

3/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon French dressing

1 tablespoon sweet relish

1 tablespoon dill pickle, finally chopped

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon ketchup

1 teaspoon white vinegar

Salt and pepper

Combine ingredients and stir. Refrigerate.

Oops, did I forget to mention that this is not a healthy sauce by any means? Sorry.