Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe

Name: Homemade Tartar Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 cup real mayonnaise; 2 tbsp capers (chopped); 1 tbsp fresh dill (chopped); 1 tbsp dried onion flakes (or onion powder); 1/2 lemon (juice and zest)

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This Easy Homemade Tartar Sauce recipe is so simple to make, and so delicious that you may never want the store-bought stuff again!

A jar filled with tarter sauce on a wooden board.

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Why Make Your Own?
What Are The Ingredients?
How To Make It
FAQs
Recipe Tips
How To Enjoy It:
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Why Make Your Own?

The number one reason for making this easy tartar sauce recipe: it's just simply delicious. Nothing from the store can compare.

Secondly, it takes 5 minutes to make. It's great to whip up a small batch while your Air Fryer Salmon is cooking. You will also love tartar sauce with other seafood recipes, like Cajun Crab Cakes or Salmon Cakes .

Finally, this recipe contains only a few simple ingredients that you possibly already have in your kitchen.

What Are The Ingredients?

The ingredients to make easy tartar sauce.

Mayonnaise For best results use full-fat, real mayonnaise.
Capers Capers are actually the tiny flower buds of the caper bush, which is native to the Mediterranean. They have a salty/sour taste that works perfectly in tartar sauce. If you don't have capers, you can substitute a finely chopped dill pickle.
Lemon Juice Real lemon juice is essential.
Fresh Dill Fresh dill really shines here, but if you don't have it, go ahead and used dried dill.
Dried Onion Dried flaked onion, or onion powder is perfect because you won't need to cut a whole onion for the small quality required for the recipe.

How To Make It

Ingredients for tartar sauce being stirred together in a glass bowl.

Simply combine all the ingredients, then keep it in the fridge in a covered container until you're ready to use it. It's that easy!

FAQs

What if I don't have capers?

If you don't have capers, you can finely chop a dill pickle. Your tartar sauce won't be exactly the same, but it will still be delicious.

What if I don't have fresh dill?

Substitute 1 teaspoon of dried dill for the fresh dill. Tip: you can also add a teaspoon of dill pickle juice instead.

How long does homemade tartar sauce keep?

This sauce will keep in the fridge for up to a week.

Can I double the recipe?

Yes! This recipe makes a small batch, but if you can easily double the recipe if you want more.

Recipe Tips

Homemade tartar sauce is delicious enough to use right away but even better if you can store it in the fridge for an hour before using it.
Make sure your ingredients are cold. Tartar sauce is best when it's chilled.
Taste and add more capers and or dill, if you choose.
You can also add a dash of hot sauce, like tabasco if you want a bit more zing.
Store homemade tarter sauce in a glass jar with a lid. A half-pint jar is the perfect size.

A jar of homemade tartar sauce with a lemon and a sprig of dill on a wooden board.

How To Enjoy It:

Homemade tartar sauce is delicious for many things other than just fish! Use it for dipping vegetables, spreading on burgers, or any of these:

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