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Homemade tartare sauce – the perfect accompaniment to fish, chips and mushy peas, and it’s easy to make too.

Tartare Sauce

Homemade tartare sauce – the perfect accompaniment to fish, chips and mushy peas, and it’s easy to make too.
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 50 ml vegetable oil
  • 50 ml rapeseed oil
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 50 g pickled gherkins - 2 gherkins
  • 1 tsp vinegar from the gherkins
  • 20 g capers - 1 heaped tbsp
  • ½ tsp english mustard
  • 1 tbsp parsley
  • salt

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Make the mayonnaise by placing the egg yolk, gherkin vinegar (1 tsp) and lemon juice (1 tsp) into a bowl and beat for about 10 seconds with an electric mixer to combine.
  • Gradually add the oil (50ml vegetable oil and 50ml rapeseed oil) about 1 tbsp at a time. Beat on a high speed after each addition until the oil is fully combined and the mayonnaise mixture looks thick and the beaters leave a trail.
  • Keep adding the oil and beating until it is all combined.
  • Finely chop the gherkins (50g), capers (20g) and parsley (1 tbsp) and add to the mayonnaise. Add the english mustard (½ tsp). Stir.
  • Season with salt and serve.

NOTES

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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Calories: 157kcal | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 199mg | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.2mg

Any nutritional information provided is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you would like to learn more about how this is calculated.


Course: Sauce
Cuisine: French