Tarragon Tartar Sauce

Name: Tarragon Tartar Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 5 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise; ¼ cup minced bread-and-butter pickles; 1 hard-boiled egg, forced through a coarse sieve; 2 tablespoons minced shallot; 2 tablespoons capers; ½ teaspoon crumbled dried tarragon; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Rating: 4.78 stars

18 Ratings
15 Reviews
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My mother and I always judge a seafood restaurant by their tartar sauce. Well, here's one that will make any fried halibut jump for joy! It's worth the extra ingredients and fuss.

By DKLEVINSON

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Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

additional:

4 hrs

total:

4 hrs 20 mins

Servings:

Yield:

5 1/2 cups

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 22 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 cup mayonnaise
¼ cup minced bread-and-butter pickles
1 hard-boiled egg, forced through a coarse sieve
2 tablespoons minced shallot
2 tablespoons capers
½ teaspoon crumbled dried tarragon
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

Step 1

Stir together the mayonnaise, pickles, egg, shallot, capers, tarragon, mustard, parsley, and lemon juice in a bowl. Refrigerate 4 to 8 hours before serving.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

80 calories; 0.4 g protein; 1.4 g carbohydrates; 13.4 mg cholesterol; 128.9 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

Reviews (15)

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Jillian

02/02/2012

Excellent tartar sauce! I used Hellmen's light mayo and relish vs. chopping pickles. I love the capers in this! This was perfect for beer battered fish! Read More

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(26)

18 Ratings

5 star values: 14
4 star values: 4
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Jillian

02/02/2012

Excellent tartar sauce! I used Hellmen's light mayo and relish vs. chopping pickles. I love the capers in this! This was perfect for beer battered fish! Read More

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Jenros1

12/28/2009

I made this tartar sauce minus the capers (I didn't have them on hand and forgot to pick them up at the store) and served it with boiled halibut. My dinner party loved the tartar sauce! Even a non-tartar-sauce person loved it! It had a nice tangy and slightly sweet taste from the lemon and bread and butter pickles and I think the tarragon just rounds it out so nicely. It made the dinner I think! I made the recipe as 22 servings but it served my party of 8 with maybe 2 servings left. Like I said they loved it. If I ever have the capers I'll have to try it that way too. Thank you for the tasty sauce recipe! Read More

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Sassy

06/21/2010

WOW give me a bigger spoon!! This is SOOO good you don't need any seafood. Since I made this I try to think of something "else" to prepare just so I can have more tartar sauce! Read More

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(10)

tambam

01/01/2012

I found this recipe to be good...I feel if I left out the tarragon it would have been better. Read More

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(4)

Michael Strait

04/25/2017

The best tartar sauce I ever had I thought I liked long Johns sauce but this sauce was the best Read More

Maria Giorgio-Stokdal

02/23/2016

This was so good my hubby was eating it with a spoon! The tarragon adds a nice delicate flavor to this condiment. Easy to make too! Read More

dirrtyredd

04/08/2015

This was delicious!! Esp. The next day!! Read More

tboneshane

07/10/2017

Ok first I have to say I am NOT a tartar sauce person. I've gone my entire life (all 51 years) never liking it.... Until we went tpo a ling o ttle whole-in-the-wall restaurant that had homemade tartar sauce with tarragon-- I flipped. It was really good. So trying to recreate it I found this recipe. I did do some tweaking-- had fresh tarragon and some extra left over basil and tyme leaves from a marinade I was doing... Used sweet gherkins and capers but then ran everything through a food processor before whisking it into a mix of 1/2 cup mayonaise and 1/2 cup of lite sour cream (El Esposo is trying to lose some weight). ERMAGAWD. This is good stuff folks! (I think I may try to sneak some plain yogurt in there next time!) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS!!! Read More

Tom

12/26/2017

Excellent recipe. I used substituted sweet relish though and added some salt and pepper. For the egg I used a an old pasta strainer I was throwing away anyway. Very easy to take this recipe and create different tastes. No tarragon? Try dill. No Parsley? Try Oregano Will be making this in a variety of ways many more times! Edit: After finally getting tarragon to make this the right way I've concluded I prefer it without the tarragon. Dill and oregano are better. Other reviews as far back as 2012 agree. Tarragon does not belong. Read More

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Nutritional Information

Tarragon Tartar Sauce

Servings Per Recipe: 22
Calories: 80

% Daily Value *

protein: 1 %

carbohydrates:

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sugars:

fat: 13 %

saturated fat: 6 %

cholesterol: 5 %

vitamin a iu: 2 %

niacin equivalents: 1 %

vitamin b6: 4 %

vitamin c: 1 %

folate: 1 %

calcium:

iron: 1 %

magnesium:

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sodium: 5 %

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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Jillian

02/02/2012

Excellent tartar sauce! I used Hellmen's light mayo and relish vs. chopping pickles. I love the capers in this! This was perfect for beer battered fish!

Helpful

(26)

Jenros1

12/28/2009

Helpful

(18)

Sassy

06/21/2010

WOW give me a bigger spoon!! This is SOOO good you don't need any seafood. Since I made this I try to think of something "else" to prepare just so I can have more tartar sauce!

Helpful

(10)

tambam

01/01/2012

I found this recipe to be good...I feel if I left out the tarragon it would have been better.

Helpful

(4)

Michael Strait

04/25/2017

The best tartar sauce I ever had I thought I liked long Johns sauce but this sauce was the best

Maria Giorgio-Stokdal

02/23/2016

This was so good my hubby was eating it with a spoon! The tarragon adds a nice delicate flavor to this condiment. Easy to make too!

dirrtyredd

04/08/2015

This was delicious!! Esp. The next day!!

tboneshane

07/10/2017

Tom

12/26/2017

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