Tartar Sauce Recipe

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Serves 8

This homemade tartar sauce recipe is so much better than store-bought! Creamy, tangy, and fresh, it's easy to make with simple ingredients. See the blog post above for my favorite ways to serve it.

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons diced dill pickles
1 tablespoon capers, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, grated
¼ teaspoon onion powder
Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

In a medium bowl, stir together the mayo, pickles, capers, dill, lemon juice, sugar, mustard, garlic, onion powder, and several grinds of pepper. Season to taste.

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