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Homemade Tartar Sauce
Do you like tartar sauce? If so, have you ever thought that you can make your own at home? It's way better than store-bought, more flavorful, and less expensive, and it is quick to finish with only a few simple ingredients.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Czech
Keyword Recipes with mayo
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 15 minutes minutes
Servings 2
Calories 204 kcal
4 Tablespoons mayonnaise 1 dill pickle 1 Tablespoon pickle juice ¼ onion finely chopped 1 teaspoon yellow mustard or Dijon mustard ¼ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon ground pepper
Peel and finely chop the onion. Grate the pickle on a hand grater (small holes).
Put the onion and grated pickle in a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients: pickle juice, mayonnaise, and mustard. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix everything until combined. Leave the tartar sauce to sit in the fridge for a few minutes.
Taste and if necessary, add a little more salt to your liking. Stir and serve.
Makes 2 fair portions.
Serve cold with fish fillets, fried fish sticks or fish fingers, crab cakes, and other seafood dishes, roasted veggies.
Keep leftovers of tartar sauce in an airtight container and refrigerated. It should remain good for a couple of days but at least for one week.
Add a spoonful of full-fat plain Greek yogurt or sour cream to lighten the dip and save some calories.
Calories: 204 kcal | Carbohydrates: 3 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 21 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g | Trans Fat: 0.1 g | Cholesterol: 12 mg | Sodium: 1161 mg | Potassium: 69 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 81 IU | Vitamin C: 2 mg | Calcium: 26 mg | Iron: 0.2 mg