substitute for tartar sauce?

pitbullmama
pitbullmama Posts: 454 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone ever made their own tartar sauce. I have some left over basa fillet that I want to turn into a fish sandwich for lunch. I have some greek yogurt for the base but what do I add to give it some zip?

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  • CharlieBarleyMom
    CharlieBarleyMom Posts: 727 Member
    I've never been inspired to make my own... but a couple recipes I just checked show either chopped pickles or pickle relish, capers, dill, lemon juice, pepper...

    I think pickle relish and lemon juice are definitely in.
  • twinmomtwice4
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
    I make my own tartar sauce!

    1/4 cup light mayo
    1/4 cup light sour cream (or you can use greek yogurt)
    2 tsp dijon mustard
    minced onion
    parsley

    You can play around with it...add pickles or dill, lemon juice. Whatever flavors you like.

    My family just happens to like the concoction I've come up with when we eat fish.
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    It can be really simple. I make mine this way:

    light mayo
    pickle relish
    squeeze of fresh or bottled lime

    DONE!
  • blackgold86
    blackgold86 Posts: 171 Member
    I know people might not be looking at this any more, but I use Greek Yoghurt and Lemon!

    And if I have some Basil or Garlic in the fridge, add that too :glasses:
  • praxisproject
    praxisproject Posts: 154 Member
    Aioli would work too :)
  • anzi888
    anzi888 Posts: 102 Member
    It can be really simple. I make mine this way:

    light mayo
    pickle relish
    squeeze of fresh or bottled lime

    DONE!

    that's how I make mine too but I usually use lemon instead of lime. Simple and tasty! :)
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    Tartar sauce provides an acid to the fish so you can sub any acid you like. Vinegar, lemon, lemon pepper......
  • LauraDotts
    LauraDotts Posts: 732 Member
    I've always just mixed mayo and pickle relish.
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    Oooh I did this awhile ago with greek yogurt. This is the recipe I based it on:
    "The BEST Tartar Sauce
    Recipe courtesy of Ruth Marrs.

    4 small dill pickles, finely chopped
    1/4 cup flat leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
    1 tablespoon capers, drained and finely chopped
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 teaspoon lemon juice
    1 cup mayonnaise
    Kosher salt
    Freshly ground black pepper"

    I didn't have fresh parsley so I used a little dried; I didn't use capers, because i didn't want to. I omitted the mayo almost entirely and replaced it with greek yogurt. I think I kept about 1 tbsp of mayo. And I made sure to use lots of pickles, yum, and extra garlic. I definitely recommend leaving it to sit and mingle for at least an hour, overnight, even better. :)

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