Tartar Sauce

It's easy to make your own tartar sauce!  You can control the ingredients, and tweak it just the way you like it!  Don't bother buying it in that little, expensive jar again!  You probably have the ingredients on hand at all times anyway!  I much prefer homemade to bottled any day.

Tartar Sauce

1 C mayonnaise

1/4 C  pickle relish

1/2 onion ( grated, or finely chopped)

1 garlic clove (grated or finely chopped)
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp sea salt
couple jiggers of hot sauce

All ingredients into bowl, and blend.  Easy and delish.  Refrigerate to allow flavors to meld.

-I used a micro plane to grate the onion and garlic.  Man, I love a micro plane, no need to chop by hand, or pull out the chopper, and the pain of cleaning the chopper.
-In a pinch you certainly can use onion powder, couple tsp., and garlic powder, 1/2 tsp. will do.
-I used Trader Joe's mayo because it is all natural.  (My favorite, however, is Hellman's.  C'mon Hellman's come out with an organic please!!)
-I used organic pickle relish.  Have you ever read the label of regular relish?  Why do they have to put so much junk in regular foods?  You could finely chop organic pickles here too.
-You can omit the mustard if you prefer.
-A jigger is a good shake of the bottle.  The hot sauce in that small amount lends no heat, but nice flavor.  A jigger or 2, is a secret in many of my dips, dressings and the such.
-A couple of my favorite add ins are: 1 TBL of lemon juice, and or 2 TBL chopped capers.  Both add more great flavor.
-If you like restaurant tartar sauces that are sweeter, you could add a couple tsp. of honey, or organic sugar.

Next time you serve fish, or seafood, whip up some homemade tartar sauce.  You'll never buy jarred again!

Yours in health,
Natalie