Homemade Tartar Sauce is way better than any store-bought version. This has just the right taste and texture. It's perfect for fish sticks, or with crab cakes or salmon cakes.
Recipe by Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com on February 4, 2012
Prep time: PT15M
Total time: PT15M
Rating
4.98 stars (1011 reviews)
Keywords
Tartar Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup mayonnaise*
1 cup dill pickles (finely chopped )
1 Tbsp dill (fresh or frozen, OR 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp black pepper (freshly ground )
2 Tbsp onion (finely chopped, optional)
Categories
Condiments
Cuisine
American
Steps
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.
Add more lemon juice or pickles if desired.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 196 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 21 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 12 mg
Sodium: 334 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Reviews
Joshua on 2025-12-14 (5 stars): Made this exact. I had fish and didn't have any tartar sauce 😞. But I found this recipe and I love it. I will not be buying store-bought anymore.
Marjorie Lewis on 2025-12-08 (5 stars): We ran out of tartar sauce so I tried your recipe since it had 5 stars with 1K+ reviews!!! and my family LOVED it. I finely diced sweet onion. Had to omit the fresh dill since I didn't have any on hand. We had hamburger dill pickles that I chopped which made the sauce juicier than your photo -- so next time I will buy baby dills or spears. Much better tasting than store-bought tartar sauce! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Tim Chaney on 2025-11-20 (5 stars): Excellent recipe. I added a bit of onion. Didn't have fresh dill so I used dried.
Dees on 2025-11-01 (5 stars): My husband said 5* and that’s impressive.
Ed Sessions on 2025-10-28 (5 stars): The very best tartar sauce ever. I used the Devil Spit pickles from Famous Daves and it was amazing and added a little kick to the sauce
DIANE on 2025-10-25 (5 stars): I've made this many times. My grandsons will just eat it pla9n out of the bowl. Everywhere I take it, I'm sharing your link. My husband hates onions so I finely chop chives instead. Fresh squeezed lemon is best and I use Nalley baby banquet pills. Thank you for sharing this
jay belew on 2025-10-22 (5 stars): this is far the best tarter sauce ever! I will never buy store bought again!
Sandra Lespron on 2025-10-22 (5 stars): Thanks a million . I took the tartar sauce and Caesar dressing for my recipe box . I really love homemade cooking for i can add what I want . I deeply appreciate this 🩷🫶🏼🌷
Helene on 2025-10-11 (5 stars): I'm not typically a tartar fan but this recipe changed it for me. Love it!
