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24 Delicious DIY Sauces You'll Want To Put On Everything

Because sauce is boss.

1. Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce

2. White Barbecue Sauce

3. Homemade Chimichurri

4. Kansas City-Style Barbecue Sauce

5. Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

6. Homemade Harissa

FWIW, spicy red pepper sauce deserves to be on just about everything. Recipe here.

7. Homemade Steak Sauce

8. Homemade Sriracha

Should the rumors of a Sriracha shortage ever come to pass (PLZ GOD NO), know that everything will still (MAYBE IDK) be fine. Get the recipe.

9. Trio of Asian-Inspired Sauces

10. Creamy Chipotle Mayo

11. Five-Ingredient Vegan Pesto

Toss it with pasta, use it as a veggie dip, or spoon it over avocado toast. Get the recipe.

12. Homemade Curry Paste

13. Pesto Calabrese

14. Homemade Avocado Ranch Dip

15. Creamy Sundried Tomato Pesto

Served over pasta, this goes from prep to plate in less than 30 minutes. Get the recipe.

16. Buffalo Hummus

17. Almond & Cilantro Pesto

18. Balsamic Whiskey Steak Marinade

19. Roasted Garlic & Cilantro Marinade

Step one: Prepare marinade. Step two: Grill or pan fry shrimp (or your seafood of choice). Step three: Devour way more than you thought you would, and be downright joyous about it. Get the recipe.

20. Spicy Lime & Garlic Marinade

21. Sweet & Sticky Chicken Marinade

22. 15-Minute Honey-Garlic Salmon Marinade

23. Garlic, Basil & Balsamic Tofu Marinade

Tofu works as a great blank canvas for this simple and flavorful marinade — but just about any other protein would work too. Get the recipe.

24. Lemon & Herb Marinade

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