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    Home » Condiments and Sauces » Best Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe

    Published: Mar 26, 2021 · Modified: Oct 17, 2022 by Ajoke · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Best Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe

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    Learn how to make the best homemade tartar sauce recipe at home in 5 minutes. It is quick and easy, more importantly, creamy and delicious. Perfect accompaniment for vegetables, fish and other seafood alike!

    This tartare sauce will give store-bought a run for its money. Let me show you how to make it easy steps.

    a small pot of tartare sauce with a spoon.

    Best Homemade tartar sauce

    My first experience of tartar sauce wasn’t great at all but I was determined to give it another. After trying a few of the store-bought sauce, it was either too thin, tasteless, sour or too vinegary.

    I took the plunge one day and finally made mine at home, I must say it wasn’t perfect at first but after a few tries, I nailed it and made the best tartare sauce ever. Even my picky eaters love this tartar sauce with their fish.

    Our go-to is when we pair it with this air fryer fish sticks, fish burger, pan fried cod, or scampi. Occasionally, they would have it with homemade oven chips or potato wedges.

    By the way, tartar sauce is a French word and it is spelt tartare in the UK.

    a pot of tartare sauce on a plate with fish sticks and a lemon wedge.

    Why you need to make your own at home

    You know exactly what is going into the sauce. Do you know that most store-bought ones use egg yolk powder and other nasty ingredients in making their tartare sauce? Yes, you read that right, only a few of them and more expensive ones use real egg yolk that is free range.  

    It is a simple condiment to make at home and you can customise it to taste. The rest of the ingredients like capers and pickles can be used in other dishes. I love using capers in tuna salads and sometimes munch on the gherkins as a snack.

    Tartar sauce Ingredients

    I have kept my recipe simple and classic with ingredients variations if you would like to change things up.

    Good quality full-fat mayonnaise: I used store-bought but if you are feeling adventurous, you can try my homemade mayonnaise from my other website. Substitute with light mayonnaise to make it low-calorie.

    Capers: this is optional

    Gherkin: substitute with dill pickle

    Fresh parsley: substitute with dill or tarragon

    Lemon juice: substitute for pickle juice

    Salt and black pepper

    Variations

    Finely chopped shallots or onions: substitute for a good quality onion powder

    Dijon mustard

    Worcestershire sauce

    Garlic paste

    Sugar

    ingredients.

    Tools used to make this tartare Sauce recipe.

    While it is important to have all the ingredients you need for this recipe handy so it is to have the tools as well. You work through things quicker this way.

    Mixing bowl

    Small whisk: This is a lot more effective than spoon or a fork.  

    Airtight container: I mostly used recycled jam or chutney jars. I wash the containers and leave them to air dry. On the day of use, I give it a quick rinse then soak it with hot water, leave it to sit for a few minutes then leave to cool. Alternatively, I microwave the jars for a few minutes if they are microwavable.

    How to make the best homemade tartar sauce

    Finely chop the capers, parsley, and gherkins then set aside

    To a mixing bowl, add mayonnaise, chopped parsley, gherkin, capers, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Carefully whisk to combine, make sure all the ingredients come together.

    ingredients.

    Transfer to a serving bowl or an airtight container and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes for best result. This way, the flavours would develop but that said, you can serve this delicious, slightly tangy sauce immediately.

    a bowl of sauce with a whisk.

    What to serve it with

    It will make a great accompaniment on your cheese board

    You can even pair it with my baked salmon in foil.

    Air fryer frozen French fries

    Roasted cauliflower and broccoli, it would be a great dipper.

    FAQs

    how long does tartar sauce last in the fridge?

    This delicious homemade sauce will last for up to 7 days in the fridge in an airtight container. See above for how I treat my jars for storing condiments.

    Is tartar sauce vegan

    Yes, it can be made vegan, simply swap the full-fat real mayonnaise for the vegan mayo. You can now find vegan mayo in every supermarket or outdoor market.

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    a pot of white sauce with fish sticks and a lemon wedge.

    Best Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe

    Ajoke
    Learn how to make the best tartar sauce recipe at home in 5 minutes. It is quick and easy, more importantly creamy and delicious. Perfect accompaniment for vegetables, fish and other seafood alike!
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 0 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course Condiments
    Cuisine American, British
    Servings 1 cup
    Calories 540 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup good quality full fat mayonnaise substitute with light mayonnaise
    • 1 tablespoon capers optional
    • 1 gherkin substitute with dill pickle
    • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped substitute with dill or tarragon
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice substitute for pickle juice
    • Salt and black pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Finely chop the capers, parsley, and gherkins then set aside
    • To a mixing bowl, add mayonnaise, chopped parsley, gherkin, capers, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Carefully whisk to combine, make sure all the ingredients come together.
    • Transfer to a serving bowl or an airtight container and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes for best result. This way, the flavours would develop but that said, you can serve this delicious, slightly tangy sauce immediately.

    Notes

    Storage: keep in an airtight container for up to 7 days.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 540kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 1gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 1905mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 508IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg

    Nutritional data: Please note that the nutrition label provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. It will vary based on the specific ingredients and brands you use. Under no circumstances will thedinnerbite.com be responsible for any loss or damage resulting for your reliance on nutritional information.

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    1. CM says

      August 01, 2021 at 10:40 pm

      How much worchestershire sauce? I didn’t see it on the ingredient list.

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        August 02, 2021 at 12:34 am

        Hello CM, the addition of Worcestershire sauce is optional as I did not use it for this recipe. Apologies for the mix-up.

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    2. Lydia Smyrski says

      April 02, 2021 at 11:40 am

      You are truly pro at this!

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        April 02, 2021 at 8:30 pm

        Thank you, Lydia!

        Reply

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