Your favorite creamy condiment sauce that everyone loves with fish is really simple to make at home, and with this recipe you can even have it filled with protein too!
Out of all of the dipping sauce options to make for fish, this is one of my favorites because you can never go wrong with a delicious tartar sauce recipe. Plus making easy homemade tartar sauce means you can avoid high fructose corn syrup and and soybean oil.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our tartar sauce, you need the following ingredients:
- Mayonnaise: Mayonnaise is a little sweeter than mayo and is preferred for the creamy base of the sauce.
- Greek yogurt: Plain yogurt is the best choice when making creamy sauces.
- Pickle juice: Use the juice from the dill pickles you’ll use to make minced pickles.
- Worcestershire sauce: Just a little bit of this tasty sauce no one can pronounce adds another level of flavor for this homemade sauce.
- Lemon juice: Preferably use fresh lemon juice, but lemon juice concentrate can work as well.
- Herbs: Using chopped fresh dill add even more great flavor.
- Pickles: Grab your favorite brand of dill pickles from the grocery store and make minced dill pickles.
- Salt: Kosher salt or sea salt will work.
- Pepper: Ground black pepper works best.
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Tartar Sauce
- Whisk. Whisk together the mayo, Greek yogurt, pickle juice, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and dill. Stir in the minced pickle.
- Season. Taste the tartar sauce and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Chill. Cover the bowl of tartar sauce with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld.
Frequently Asked Questions
When we make this homemade sauce, we enjoy using dill pickles for the sauce. However, if you want a sweeter sauce, you can use sweet pickles or sweet relish in place of the minced dill pickles.
Tartar sauce is a staple for fish recipes like fish fillets, fish sandwiches, and you could even use it on fish tacos or any of your favorite seafood dishes. Plus, this easy recipe even works great with french fries too!
Not only is using Greek yogurt perfect for making the best creamy base for this sauce, but it is also great for making a healthy dip to give with fish recipes. The Greek yogurt also adds in extra protein with no added work.
Recipe Notes
To store this tarter sauce, place the homemade tartar sauce in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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Tartar Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup greek yogurt
- ½ Tablespoon pickle juice
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¾ Tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons fresh chopped dill
- 2 Tablespoons minced dill pickle
- salt and pepper, to taste
Equipment
Instructions
- Whisk. Whisk together the mayo, Greek yogurt, pickle juice, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and dill. Stir in the minced pickle.
- Season. Taste the tartar sauce and season with salt and pepper as needed
- Chill. Cover the bowl of tartar sauce with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld.
Notes
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Such an easy recipe for tartar sauce the and I love that the greek yogurt added a little more protein!