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Homemade Tartar Sauce
Once you've experienced homemade tartar sauce such as this, there's no going back to the commercial stuff made with corn syrup and preservatives. No way.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 10 Makes about 1 1/3 cups
Calories: 154 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons minced dill pickles (in a pinch, you can swap in bread-and-butter pickles)
- 2 tablespoons capers rinsed and chopped (optional)
- 1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon grated onion*
Instructions
- Mix the mayonnaise, pickle, capers, parsley, lemon juice, and onion together in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until chilled through, at least an hour and preferably overnight. (You can stash the tartar sauce in the fridge for up to 1 week.)
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Notes
- Grated onion is a wonderful way to add flavor to homemade sauces, dressings, and dips. People don’t even know it’s in there, but it really enhances the flavor. Grating an onion is as simple as it sounds. Simply peel the skin from an onion. Trim away the stem end, but leave the root intact. Hold the stem end of the onion against the fine side of a box grater or cheese grater and grate over a bowl. You may need to scoop the pulp off the inside of the grater with your fingertips. You can store grated onion pulp, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. The flavor and pungency will diminish over time.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
154kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
0.4g
(0%)
Protein
0.3g
(1%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
211mg
(9%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0.2g
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Makes about 1 1/3 cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 154kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.4g | 0% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 211mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.2g | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.