Homemade Tartar Sauce
Quick and easy to make tartar sauce with mayonnaise, pickle relish, capers, dill and more. Perfect with fish and chips or crab cakes!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 99kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup good quality mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons dill relish or chopped cornichons/gherkins/dill pickles
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained, roughly chopped or green peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, minced or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Dash Worcestershire sauce (maybe ¼ teaspoon), optional
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
- Hot sauce, to taste, optional
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in small bowl and mix well to combine. Taste for salt and lemon, adjust if needed.
- Chill in fridge for 30 minutes for flavors to meld, then serve.
Notes
- This recipe makes about a cup of tartar sauce.
- Store in the fridge, keeps about a week.
- Use fresh dill or a little dried dill, or sub with fresh parsley.
- If you don't like capers, omit them. Same with the Dijon mustard.
- I like hot sauce with tartar sauce and fried fish, mix in a few shakes to taste or serve hot sauce on the side, totally optional.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg