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Homemade Tartar Sauce
Like tartar sauce? Make your own at home! It's tastier, cheaper, and quick with just a few ingredients. This Czech recipe for "Tatarská omáčka" guides you through it.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 204 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Czech
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 dill pickle
- 1 Tablespoon pickle juice
- ¼ onion
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard or Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Peel and finely chop ¼ onion. Grate 1 dill pickle on a hand grater (small holes).
- Put the onion and grated pickle in a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients: 1 Tablespoon pickle juice, 4 Tablespoons mayonnaise, and 1 teaspoon yellow mustard. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt and ⅛ teaspoon ground 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.
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Notes
- The basic recipe makes 2 fair servings.
- Serve cold with fish fillets, fried fish sticks or fish fingers, crab cakes, and other seafood dishes, as well as roasted veggies.
- Keep leftovers of tartar sauce in an airtight container and refrigerate. 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.
Nutrition Information
Calories
204kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
13g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
1161mg
(48%)
Potassium
69mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
81IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 204
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 204kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 13g | 76% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 1161mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 69mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 81IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.