Homemade Tartar Sauce

An easy homemade tartar sauce using only four ingredients you already have in your kitchen. Add some great taste to that fish dish tonight.

Editor’s Note: Originally Published May 11, 2013. Updated with expanded discussion and re-edited photos.

I broke this out of my Oven Baked Blackened Tilapia post so I could refer to it better from other recipes.

My Rating

Very nice for what it is. I much prefer this to the commercial variety and can whip this up in a few minutes with pantry staples.

Recipe Notes for Homemade Tarter Sauce

Tartar sauce is a condiment that is generally used for fish.  It is mayonnaise frequently with capers, along with gherkins or other varieties of pickles, and lemon juice. Commonly herbs such as dill and parsley are added.

So you can add what you want. I never have capers, so I (and most recipes) skip that.  I’m not a big fan of dill but a 1 teaspoon of fresh chopped dill or dill relish.

This tartar sauce would be great with baked or fried fish, and crab or salmon cakes

Related Fish Recipes

Oven Baked Blackened Tilapia

Grilled Blackened Tilapia

For homemade tartar sauce, combine 1/3 cup mayo, 2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish and 1/4 teaspoon onion powder. Mix well.

Refrigerate until needed. Better if set for 20-30 minutes.

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Homemade Tartar Sauce

An easy homemade tartar sauce using only four ingredients you already have in your kitchen. Add some great taste to that fish dish tonight.

Prep Time2 mins

Cook Time2 mins

Total Time4 mins

Author: Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

Course : Rubs and Sauces

Cuisine : American

Keyword : Fish, Tartar Sauce

Servings/Adjust Amount: 4 servings

4

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• For homemade tartar sauce, combine 1/3 cup mayo, 2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish and 1/4 teaspoon onion powder. Mix well.
• Refrigerate until needed. Better if set for 20-30 minutes

Recipe Notes

Pro Tips:

1. Good with most fish dishes.
2. The quality of the ingredients is important.
3. If you use dill, fresh is better.
4. Should be good refrigerated covered well for about a week.

Nutrition Facts

Homemade Tartar Sauce

Amount Per Serving

Calories 78 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Polyunsaturated Fat 4g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 5mg2%

Sodium 152mg6%

Potassium 3mg0%

Carbohydrates 6g2%

Fiber 0.01g0%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 0.2g0%

Vitamin A 50IU1%

Vitamin C 0.1mg0%

Calcium 1mg0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Nutrition is for one serving. Number of servings is stated above and is my estimate of normal serving size for this recipe.

All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

If you like this recipe or find it useful, the pleasure of a nice 4 or 5 rating would be greatly appreciated.

Originally Published May 11, 2013