Tartar Sauce (quick and easy)
Another easy homemade condiment to add to your refrigerator. It's perfect to slather on hot dogs and burgers, as a dip for fries, fried fish and onion rings or to sauce gravlax, shrimp or poached salmon. It's incredibly flavorful and can be adjusted to your palate. After all, you're the one eating it.
Servings 1 and ½ cups
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup chopped pickled cucumbers can be dill pickles or gherkins
- ⅓ cup chopped shallot or yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoons capers
- ½ cup natural yogurt Greek is good
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Finely chop the pickles, shallots and herbs. If using a food processor, don't turn them into a paste; it's good to have some texture. You can chop the capers or leave them whole.
- Stir in the mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard and lemon juice.
- Season with salt and black pepper, mix and taste. Adjust to your palate.
- Store in an airtight jar or container in the fridge for 2 weeks.
Notes
Storing: keep it refrigerated for up to a week in a mason jar or glass airtight container. I don't recommend freezing it.
Adjust to your palate: this is important with most condiments. Don't be afraid to add more pickles or mustard, less yogurt, more salt or whatever you want.
Variations: add dill relish or some other type of pickled vegetables. Some people like to serve it with chopped hard-boiled eggs. Add a dash of hot sauce for a spicier option. Use all mayo instead of yogurt.
