Last-minute Tartar Sauce Using Ingredients You Already Have

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

pickles

🥗Healthier: cucumber

💰Cheaper: relish

Cucumber provides freshness with fewer calories

capers

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: chopped pickles

Green olives offer a similar briny flavor

Dijon mustard

🥗Healthier: yellow mustard

💰Cheaper: regular mustard

Yellow mustard is more accessible and less spicy

Add 1/2 cup mayonnaise to a mixing bowl.

Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of fresh parsley (or 1 teaspoon dried parsley) to the bowl.

Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of granulated sugar to the mixture.

Add 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard to the bowl.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper.

Add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, preferably fresh.

Finely chop 1/3 cup of dill pickles, mincing them if desired, and add to the bowl.

Whisk all the ingredients together until well combined.

Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld, although it can be eaten immediately.

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