Description
Make your own fresh tartar sauce in under 10 minutes. This creamy, zesty tartar sauce recipe, featuring pickles and capers, is much better than store-bought and pairs perfectly with fried fish or crab cakes.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup good quality mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish (or finely chopped dill pickles)
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- Pinch of salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Gather all your ingredients. You want this quick sauce to make now.
- In a medium bowl, combine the mayonnaise, pickle relish, chopped capers, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard.
- Add the onion powder, salt, and pepper to the mixture.
- Stir everything together until the sauce is completely smooth and creamy. Taste it and adjust seasoning if needed.
- For the best flavor, cover the bowl and let your homemade tartar sauce chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving. This allows the flavors to meld.
- Serve this fresh tartar sauce with your favorite fried fish, shrimp, or as a creamy dipping sauce for fries.
Notes
- If you prefer a sharper flavor, substitute the sweet pickle relish with finely chopped dill pickles.
- For a low-carb or keto tartar sauce option, use a sugar-free mayonnaise and ensure your relish has no added sugar.
- If you do not have capers, you can omit them, but they add a necessary salty, briny depth to this classic sauce recipe.
- This sauce tastes even better the next day, so feel free to make a larger batch of this homemade condiment.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tbsp
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 2.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 12.5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 1
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 10