Name: Tartar Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: ½ cup mayonnaise; 1 heaping teaspoon minced yellow onion; ½ teaspoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons dill relish; ¼ teaspoon dried dill; ½ teaspoon granulated sugar

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Making your own Homemade Tartar Sauce is so easy with ingredients you probably already have on-hand. You’ll never want the store-bought bottled stuff again after you see just how simple it is to make your own delicious tartar sauce right at home!

Front view of a bowl of homemade tartar sauce on a white platter with fish sticks.

Best of all, this sauce is mixed up in about 5 minutes flat. I love it served with just about any seafood including steamed shrimp, salmon patties and baked flounder (just to name a few!).

Your Simple Ingredients

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Mayonnaise – Full fat mayo is best, but you can most definitely substitute with low fat if you prefer.
Lemon juice – Freshly squeezed is best, but I’ve also used lemon juice from the bottle.
Dill relish – If you don’t have relish in the jar, feel free to mince dill pickles as a substitute.
Yellow onion
Dill – I use dried dill but fresh chopped dill can also be used. You’ll need to increase the amount by 3 times if you use fresh.
Sugar – I prefer a hint of sweetness to my tartar sauce, but feel free to omit the sugar.

Overhead view of a platter of fish sticks with a bowl of tartar sauce.

Number of Servings

This recipe yields approximately ⅔ cup which is about 5 (2 tablespoon) servings.

How to Store

Store in an airtight container or jar in the fridge for up to 1 week.

A fish stick being dipped into a white bowl of tartar sauce.

Enjoy!

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