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Quick Tartar Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on March 1, 2019

Time

20 minutes

Yield

Serves 12 (Makes about 1 cup)

Quick Tartar Sauce

Ingredients

¾ cup mayonnaise 3 tablespoons minced cornichons plus 1 tablespoon brine1 scallion, minced1 small shallot, minced1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and minced½ teaspoon pepper

Before You Begin

Be sure to rinse the capers.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors meld, about 15 minutes.
Quick Tartar Sauce
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Quick Tartar Sauce

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Time

20 minutes

Yield

Serves 12 (Makes about 1 cup)

Ingredients

¾ cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons minced cornichons plus 1 tablespoon brine
1 scallion, minced
1 small shallot, minced
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and minced
½ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

¾ cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons minced cornichons plus 1 tablespoon brine
1 scallion, minced
1 small shallot, minced
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and minced
½ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

¾ cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons minced cornichons plus 1 tablespoon brine
1 scallion, minced
1 small shallot, minced
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and minced
½ teaspoon pepper

Why This Recipe Works

While jarred tartar sauce is a kitchen convenience, its flavors aren’t as bright and and it is often too sweet. For our recipe, we flavored the mayonnaise base with minced cornichons (along with the brine they come in), scallion, shallot, and capers.

Before You Begin

Be sure to rinse the capers.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors meld, about 15 minutes.

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