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A small glass bowl filled with creamy tartar sauce, speckled with chopped herbs and pickles, placed next to crispy golden fried fish on newspaper-lined parchment.
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Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe

This lemon caper tartar sauce is bright, briny and full of fresh flavor. It comes together in minutes with simple ingredients and tastes far better than anything from a jar. It’s a the best way to elevate fried fish or grilled seafood and is so easy to make at home!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 1.5
Calories: 700kcal
Author: Nicole Gaffney

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons shallots minced, about 1 small shallot
  • ¼ cup dill pickles minced
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons capers drained, rinsed and minced
  • 2 tablespoons parsley finely minced
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, shallot, pickles, lemon zest, lemon juice, capers, parsley and pepper.
  2. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed, then cover and let sit for at least 15 minutes to let the flavors meld.
  3. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

  • Always taste to adjust seasoning, even after you've let the sauce sit because flavors continue developing.
  • Chop the ingredients finely so you get a little bit of everything in each bite.
  • Use high-quality, flavorful pickles with a nice crunch.

Nutrition

Calories: 700kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 75g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 45g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1900mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 577IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
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