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Looking for a new and creamy tartar sauce? This Easy Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe has only 5 ingredients and is perfect for dipping or spreading on your sandwich. You’ll never buy tartar sauce again!
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Why This Recipe Works
How many times have you wanted to serve up some fish and noticed you were missing tartar sauce? I hate going to the store for just one thing, so for me being able to whip up a batch of tartar sauce is something that works for me.
And this homemade version is so much better than a store-bought jar. Scroll down to see my video on this tartar sauce recipe!
How to Make Tartar Sauce
This recipe is so delicious and easy at the same time. You need only 5 ingredients:
- Mayonnaise
- Lemon Juice
- White Onions
- Capers
- Dill Pickle Relish
Simply combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours.
Recipe Variations
- You can toss fresh herbs in homemade tartar sauce like parsley, chervil, chives, and some green onion tops.
- Add a dash of Tabasco for extra flavor.
Recipe Notes
- It’s best to use white onions for this recipe. White onions tend to have less heat than yellow onions. I feel if you are going to be eating raw onions you should always use white over yellow onions.
- Capers are a wonderful addition to tartar sauce. It comes from the caper plant has a unique flavor that works well in this sauce. You can also use capers in Chicken Piccata.
- Make this recipe a few hours in advance. The extra time allows the flavors to develop. It tastes even better the second day.
- Homemade tartar sauce stays fresh for 4 to 5 days when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Use this tartar sauce on a hamburger instead of your traditional mayonnaise, mustard, and ketchup.
I hope you give this recipe I try. I bet once you see how easy this is to make you won’t buy the sauce in the jar anymore.
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Easy Homemade Tartar Sauce
You can make great tasting tartar sauce at home. No need to buy tartar sauce in the jar.
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Course: Sauces
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Tartar Sauce
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 153kcal
Author: Stephanie Manley
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dill pickle relish
- 1 tablespoon chopped white onion
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, dill pickle relish, white chopped onion, capers, and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Store in an airtight container for a few hours before serving.
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Notes
- You can toss fresh herbs in homemade tartar sauce like parsley, chervil, chives, and some green onion tops.
- Add a dash of Tabasco for extra flavor
- Homemade tartar sauce says fresh for 4 to 5 days when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 4mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 0.6mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg
About Stephanie Manley
I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.
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Karen M.
I am not a seafood eater but with tartar sauce I can do it. This is definitely one tartar sauce that works. It is easy and delicious. I used dill pickles instead of the relish and a shallot instead of white onion. This will be my go to tartar sauce.Reply
MARVIN RAINES
CAN YOU COPY LONG JOHNS SILVERS TARTER SAUCE ? MY WIFE LOVES THIS TARTER SAUCE.
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Stephanie Manley
Thank you for your suggestion!
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Phillip M. Freeman
Not one comment identified a couple of finely chopped hard-boiled eggs to this recipe. I do, and the taste is Wunderbar!!! I also use Miracle whip salad dressing instead of Mayonaise and I always divide the amount (1 cup) between sour-cream and the salad dressing. I choose sweet pickle relish over the dill relish because the lemon juice gives me all the tartness I desire in taste.
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Stephanie
Lots of great suggestions! I will have to give your way a try!
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Kathy
Have you ever tried the tarter sauce from the Market Broiler. My absolute favorite.Reply
Stephanie
I am sorry I haven’t tried this before. When I travel I will have to keep it in mind.
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James Lindley
I never measure anything when making tartar sauce. I also use homemade sweet pickle relish instead of dill. I’ve never tried adding capers.Reply
Icydawg
Have several family members deathly allergic to capers.. need to test first before using!! 🙂
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MaryLou
Sounds just like what I make at home except I leave out the capers.Reply
Ed
Capers are SUCH a nice add to so many recipes! Always in the refrig. Experiment!!
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Terry Roberson
I’m a owner of a seafood restaurant and when I first started out in the restaurant business I had a very simple tarter sauce. One of my customers told me I had the best fish she had ever eaten and she mentioned that 8f I could come up with a good tarter sauce it would improve my fish even more. Make a long story short my food supplier Ben E Keith company sales rep told me it was the best tarter sauce she had ever eaten and I needed to get it in super market. She also told me that I could sell the recipe to them for 10-k but I knew that would be a mistake. Our restaurant was going through 2-3 gallons per day and a couple times I ran out and my customers got up set. My question is who can I go to for getting it bottled and put in stores
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MaryLou
Might be a good idea to contact a name brand mfg. like Kraft or one of the other biggies.
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Doug
Shark Tank
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Lisa Dawson
I add horseradish sauce, a little whole grain mustard and a dash of hot sauce as well!
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Stephanie Manley
I love this suggestion!
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Nancybbc
Girl, this is fantastic!! The variations sound good too, but this is really yummy. I never thought of adding the capers either. Thanks!
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Stephanie Manley
Capers are often forgotten about, but I personally love capers.
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JetfireK
This was delightful. I cheated and added a tablespoon of horseradish “sauce” and came up with a WIN! WIN! so thanks
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Stephanie Manley
Ooo, I bet that was delicious! I need to try that.
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kevin1
I worked for Morrison’s Cafeteria in 1979, and made their tartar sauce daily. In addition to mayonnaise and sweet pickle relish their version also contained finely minced cabbage, and a bit of onion. The difference in texture is interesting.
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Stephanie Manley
I want to try the minced cabbage. I wonder if they did this for texture or for food cost reasons.
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kevin1
It was for texture, adding the cabbage and onion also adds cost. Morrison’s goes through a lot of tartar sauce , it wasn’t unusual to make 5 or more gallons each day.
Tim
Morrison’s tartar sauce was so good. I never tasted cabbage.
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Stephanie
Sometimes if people chop it up very fine you can’t really taste it, but it adds bulk and texture.
Debra
Would love to have the recipe.
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Maria
I make almost the same thing but I never thought to add the capers before! Next time I have some on hand I will add them in, thanks for the recipe.
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Stephanie Manley
I love capers, and if you buy them at Costco, they are reasonably priced.
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Stephanie Manley
What do you like to serve your fish with?
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Kathy
Found this recipe for Morrison Cafeteria tarter sauce. Says authentic
https://www.cltampa.com/food-drink/article/20728460/morrisons-cafeteria-as-theatre-memories-of-perfect-shrimp-and-tartar-sauce#.VbjYRPn1LR4Reply
