Tartar Sauce Recipe
This thick ‘n creamy tartar sauce recipe is made with plenty of tart pickles and fresh dill with a twist of lemon and just a touch of sugar. Just 5 minutes and a handful of ingredients for the easiest homemade tartar sauce!
Goes so well with potato wedges, fish sticks, onion rings, and more!
Let’s face it, store-bought or restaurant tartar sauce is not great—with too-tiny pickles, overly sour and acerbic flavor… not tasty at all. This tartar sauce recipe has just a hint of sweetness to take the edge off the acidity of the pickles, but there’s fresh lemon to keep it zesty and to offset the creamy mayo. In two words, it’s well balanced!
An Easy Recipe for Homemade Tartar Sauce
To make this super easy tartar sauce, all you have to do is stir everything in a bowl! That’s really it.
You’ll find yourself using this homemade tartar sauce to dip everything from fish sticks and onion rings to air fryer french fries and more! You might even end up eating more sauce than apps–it’s that good.
Tartar Sauce Recipe Ingredients
- Mayonnaise – you can use any kind of mayo you’d like, from olive-oil based to vegan and more.
- Dill pickles – finely chop your pickles or even roughly chop them if you like extra chunky tartar sauce.
- Lemon juice – you can use more to taste, just make sure to use freshly-squeezed, not bottled for the best flavor
- Dill or parsley – I highly recommend using fresh here
- Sugar – with just a hint of granulated sugar, this tartar sauce isn’t too sour or too creamy.
- Salt and pepper – use freshly ground black pepper and salt for a vibrant taste, but ready-made is fine, too.
How to Make Tartar Sauce
- Add everything into a bowl and stir well.
- If needed, add more salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
- Enjoy immediately, or store in the fridge for 30 minutes to allow the flavor to meld. That’s it!
Customizations
You can easily customize this tartar sauce recipe to your liking. Here are a few suggestions for what to add-in. Choose one, then, adjust as needed.
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1-2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- ½ to 1 teaspoon sugar
Tools You Need
What to Serve with Tartar Sauce
- Air Fryer Potato Wedges
- Fish ‘n Chips –> try my Homemade French Fries
- Baked Tortilla Chips
- Crab Cakes
- Great on this simply delightful Tomato Sandwich
- Take these amazing Pizza Sliders to the next level with this tartar sauce recipe!
Also try my other fabulous sauces: creamy ‘n spicy chipotle aioli, zesty onion ring sauce, garlic lovers’ roasted garlic aioli, and incredible Asian Salad Dressing.
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Tartar Sauce Recipe
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 1 ½ cups, 12 servings 1x
Description
This thick ’n creamy tartar sauce recipe is made with plenty of tart pickles and fresh dill with a twist of lemon and just a touch of sugar. Just 5 minutes and a handful of ingredients for the easiest homemade tartar sauce!
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¾ cup dill pickles, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice – you can use more to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill or fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped (optional, I didn’t use)
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or more to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl, except the salt and pepper. Stir until well mixed.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. If desired, add in more lemon juice.
- Store in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld. Then, serve or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Condiments
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
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