• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Mirlandra's Kitchen

Real Dinner Solutions

  • Recipes
    • 30 Minute Dinners
    • Appetizers
    • Asian
    • BBQ and Grilling
    • Beef
    • Bread
    • Breakfast and Brunch
    • Burgers and Sandwiches
    • Cake & Cupcakes
    • Candy Making
    • Canning and Dehydrating
    • Casserole
    • Chicken and Turkey
    • Condiments
    • Cookies & Bars
    • Crock Pot
    • Desserts
    • Dinner Tonight
    • Drinks
    • Fruit Desserts
    • Gluten Free
    • Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts
    • Instant Pot
    • Jam and Fruit Butter
    • Korean
    • Low-carb
    • Lunchbox Perfect
    • Main Dish
    • Mexican
    • One Pot
    • Pasta
    • Pie, Cobbler and Crisp
    • Pork
    • Potatoes and Rice
    • Salad
    • Seafood
    • Side Dish
    • Soup
    • Vegetarian
    • Veggies
  • Holidays
    • 4th of July Recipes
    • Christmas Recipes
    • Cinco De Mayo
    • Easter Recipes
    • Father’s Day Recipes
    • Game Day
    • Halloween Recipes
    • Mother’s Day Recipes
    • New Year’s Eve
    • St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
    • Thanksgiving Recipes
    • Thanksgiving Sides
    • Valentine’s Day Recipes
  • Shop
  • Kitchen Resources
  • Mirlandra
  • Contact Me
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • Holidays
  • Shop
  • Kitchen Resources
  • Mirlandra
  • Contact
×

How to Make Tartar Sauce

September 27, 2019 by Mirlandra 4 Comments

Jump to Recipe

Do you know how to make tartar sauce? It is easy to whip a batch together in minutes. The flavor is 10x better than store bought and you probably have everything you need in your pantry!

A big white dinner plate is full of tartar sauce, fried fish, and spears of asparagus. There is a wedge of lemon in the tartar sauce.

What is tartar sauce?  

Simply put, tartar sauce is a condiment where the primary ingredient is mayonnaise. The sauce is usually flavored with dill or pickles.  Some people use capers or even mustard but I’m a fan of keeping it simple.  Most people have tartar sauce ingredients on hand in their fridge and pantry so use them! 🙂 

Why do you need a good tartar sauce recipe?  

There are more than 32,000 types of fish in the world!  Humans don’t consume every one of these types but I’m still going to say that is about 32,000 reasons for a good tartar sauce recipe!  Never mind a nice deep fried shrimp!  Succulent sea food just goes well with a savory mayo and dill tartar sauce.  Yes you can buy it at the store but seriously make it at home.  It just tastes way the flip better!

The best tartar sauce ingredients:  

Because this sauce is so simple the flavor of the ingredients you use will stand out. For the best sauce use a good quality mayonnaise that you like the flavor of.  Fresh dill or freeze dried dill are both great.  Any onion works – my favorite is a nice sweet onion.  Sweet flavors compliment sea food and you will find that a sweet burst of onion flavor will be delicious with grilled cod or a nice salmon.  

Next time you are making some fish give this a whirl – I think you will be very impressed at how easy it is to make such a tasty sauce at home.  If you need something to try it with I recommend my Healthy Fish Tacos. 

What should I serve with tartar sauce?

Easy grilled cod!
Simple Baked Salmon with Brown Sugar Glaze!

A big white dinner plate is full of tartar sauce, fried fish, and spears of asparagus. There is a wedge of lemon in the tartar sauce.
Print Pin
5 from 9 votes

How To Make Tartar Sauce

Do you know how to make a great tartar sauce? All you gotta do is dump and stir! Anybody can do that and have something awesome to serve with fish. This recipe is a simple and classic version. (For the low-carb and keto crowd you could thin this sauce out with some lemon juice and toss it on salad!!! Trust me it is absolute heaven!
Course Dinner or Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 196kcal
Author Mirlandra

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 Tablespoons dill pickle relish or minced dill pickles
  • 3 Tablespoons sweet onion minced
  • 2-3 Tablespoons fern leaf dill fresh or freeze dried
  • black pepper coursely ground to taste
  • fresh lemon juice optional
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Mince onion and dill (if using fresh).
  • Stir all the ingredients together. Taste the sauce. Squeeze in a bit of lemon if you like a bit of the bright acidic flavor.
  • Cover and chill until ready to use.

Notes

This sauce develops flavor after sitting a few minutes.  I like to make it a few minutes before I start dinner and let it sit in the fridge "melding" while I cook.  
Save in the fridge for up to two weeks.  

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
How To Make Tartar Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 12mg4%
Sodium 239mg10%
Potassium 6mg0%
Carbohydrates 1g0%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 28IU1%
Calcium 2mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

I read each and every comment and I try to respond to questions asap, so ask away! If you’ve made a recipe, I would love to hear about it! Please come back and share your experience and give the recipe a 5-star rating so other people will know how much you loved it!

PIN FOR LATER

how to make tartar sauce promo image

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Mirim

    September 26, 2014 at 1:20 am

    Yum. The fresh dill and onion make all the difference.

    Reply
    • Mirlandra

      September 26, 2014 at 7:10 am

      So glad you like it!

      Reply
  2. Jenny

    December 19, 2015 at 9:19 pm

    I was checking out your recipe to see if my fake-it recipe was missing anything. Mine was virtually the same but no dill. I tried it your way and loved it. One thing is for sure, the pre-made stuff tastes so vinegary it just isn’t worth the slight convenience. I have made a jar of tartar sauce and it was good in the fridge for 2 months.

    Reply
    • Mirlandra

      December 20, 2015 at 9:57 am

      I think it is very worth making your own! Sometimes when I had to use store bought I at least chopped up some dill pickle very finely and stirred it in – better than nothing 🙂 But in general making your own seems to me the best way! I’m glad to hear you liked the addition of dill!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Welcome!  I’m Mirlandra

I provide real dinner solutions so busy women can kick kitchen overwhelm to the curb and learn to make simple, healthy dinners to fit any schedule and family.

Popular Posts

Copycat-Cracker-Barrel-Pancakes-3

Copycat Cracker Barrel Pancakes

A trey of lightly candied pecans scattered on it. The pecans have just a touch of brown sugar and are lightly sweet and crunchy.

How to Make Lightly Candied Pecans in 5 Minutes

Cinnamon roasted chick peas in a bowl. This is a easy, healthy snack that is fast to bake in the oven.

Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas Recipe

A blue plate covered in cinnamon roll sugar cookies sits on a wooden table. There is a glass of milk at hand to enjoy with the cookies.

No Chill Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Footer

COPYRIGHT © MIRLANDRA'S KITCHEN LLC 2019. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in