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How to Make the Best Tartar Sauce

This homemade tartar sauce recipe with capers, mayonnaise, and a splashy tang of pickle juice is the perfect topper—and dipper—for fish fillets of every flavor.
Course sauce
Cuisine French
Keyword tartar sauce
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 197kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise not salad dressing
  • 2 tablespoons dill pickle minced
  • 2 tablespoons dill pickle juice
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons yellow or white onion minced
  • 1 tablespoon capers drained and minced
  • 1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley minced
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  • In a small mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well to blend.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Mince the tartar sauce ingredients finely for the best melding of the flavors.