Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe

This homemade tartar sauce recipe is creamy and easy to make (and customize)
with simple ingredients, perfect for fried seafood, but so much more.

Servings: 6

Author: Mike Hultquist

Prep Time:
5 minutes

Cook Time:
5 minutes

Sauce condiment

American

mayonnaise Mustard creole Cayenne

🧂 Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise

I love Duke’s Mayo for my recipe
1 tablespoon mustard

My favorite is Creole, then Spicy Brown, then Dijon mustard
1 small dill pickle

finely chopped (you can also use pickle relish – try pickled peppers for a spicy spin)
1 tablespoon capers

chopped
1 teaspoon dill

fresh or dried
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

optional, for a Creole spin - use paprika for milder
Salt and pepper to taste

1 Mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl. Taste and adjust for salt
and pepper, cayenne, and lemon.
2 Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to let the flavors develop. Best used within 1 day.