5 Minute Homemade Tartar Sauce is made with just five ingredients and comes together in less than five minutes. You will never buy the bottled stuff again!

I love, love, love making homemade pantry items. I'm talking sauces, spreads, dressings, and general condiments.

Most pantry items are super duper easy to make in no time at all and taste waaaayyyy better than the bottled, canned, or jarred versions.

This homemade tartar sauce is no exception. All you have to do is mix the ingredients together in a bowl and, voila, you're done!

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE TARTAR SAUCE

Homemade tartar sauce is so easy to make! Mix together mayo, sour cream, dill relish, lemon juice, parsley, and salt and pepper. See below for detailed recipe instructions.

HOW TO STORE HOMEMADE TARTAR SAUCE

Store homemade tartar sauce covered in the refrigerator for 7-10 days, depending on how fresh your ingredients were to start with.

WHAT TO SERVE HOMEMADE TARTAR SAUCE WITH

It is customary to serve tartar sauce with fish. This tartar sauce recipe tastes amazing with grilled fish, fish sticks, battered fish fillets, fish sandwiches, and more. You can even get crazy and try it as a french fry dip. Yum!

VARIATIONS ON HOMEMADE TARTAR SAUCE

Want to jazz up your tartar sauce? Try adding in chopped capers, pickle juice, fresh dill, or mustard.

MORE HOMEMADE CONDIMENTS

Looking for more homemade condiments so you can ditch the pre-packaged stuff for good? Check out some of the most popular condiment recipes from the archives:

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Homemade Creamy Caesar Dressing
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If you try this Tartar Sauce recipe, I'd love to know what you think in the comments below. Enjoy!

8 servings

5 Minute Tartar Sauce

5 Minute Homemade Tartar Sauce is made with just five ingredients and comes together in less than five minutes. You will never buy the bottled stuff again!

  prep time: 5 MINcook time: 0 MINtotal time: 5 MIN 

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup dill pickle relish or finely chopped dill pickles
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place all ingredients into a bowl and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

NOTES

Author: Becky

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