Our top ten festive sauces list is spilling over with condiments to dip, dollop or drizzle over your Christmas mains... Whether it’s bread sauce with turkey, Cumberland sauce with gammon or classic mint with lamb, we’re getting saucy this Christmas. We’ve chucked in a few for the Boxing Day buffet table – try tomato, chilli or apple sauce with crusty bread, rich pâtés or your favourite cheese. Try our buttery hollandaise recipe to smother over a poached egg for a decadent Christmas morning breakfast. We’ve got a couple of bread sauces to choose from – a classic creamy one and a mildly spicy sauce made with wholemeal breadcrumbs from Tamasin Day-Lewis.
For a simple slightly-sweet sure-fire success, try Paul Hollywood's easy apple sauce with cheese and country bread. It's great with roast pork too!
From Tamasin Day Lewis, a creamy, mildly spiced bread sauce - the classic accompaniment to roast chicken
For a delicious bread sauce, try Brian Tunrner's luxurious version, flavoured with fresh herbs and spices
Matthew Fort prefers this American version of cranberry sauce that is lighter and fresher than the traditional British variety
Add colour and relish to your festival table with Lesley Waters's simple, citrus-flavoured fresh cranberry sauce
Ed Baines's home-made cranberry sauce sets off Christmas or Thanksgiving roast turkey to perfection - try it and see!
Stir up an irresistible accompaniment to gammon with this fabulous recipe for Cumberland Sauce from Richard, Earl of Bradford
David Massey goes back to basics with a cornerstone of the Italian, or any, kitchen
Lotte Duncan's hollandaise sauce adds a little bit of luxury to brunch eggs
This classic mint sauce makes a great partner to succulent roast lamb
