Easy Tartar Sauce
Get a fresher tasting tartar sauce that you will want to put on all your seafood.
Equipment
- 1 small cutting board
- 1 chef's knife
- 1 medium bowl
- measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise (olive oil or light versions preferred)
- 1 tbsp capers rinsed and diced
- 2 tbsp relish
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (juice of about ½ of a large lemon)
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix until well combined.
- Use immediately or refrigerate for an hour for the flavors to meld.
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Tips and Tricks
How long does this keep in the fridge?
This sauce stays good in the fridge for about a week. If you have leftover tartar sauce that you made that’s a couple weeks old, it might be okay to eat if it was kept very cold and it wasn’t opened often after you made it, but I wouldn’t recommend it.
Do I have to chop the capers?
Chopping the capers helps mellow out the strong salty flavor in the tartar sauce. If you are short on time or just forgot, the tartar sauce will still taste good. You will just have pops of salty bites when you bite into the capers in the sauce.
How do I lighten this up?
I like a combination of ¼ cup light mayonnaise and ¼ cup yogurt or Greek yogurt. It’s just enough mayonnaise to still have the rich flavor with less calories and an extra boost of calcium or protein.