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    McDonalds Tartar Sauce Recipe | Easy To Make In Just 1 Minute

    Published: Aug 11, 2022 · Modified: Nov 6, 2024 · By: Joseph Duff

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    You would never be able to guess how easy it is to make McDonald's tartar sauce at home; that is until you give this recipe a try! With just a handful of simple ingredients, you can transform basic mayonnaise into the best tartar sauce you've ever had! And you'd also never guess it takes just a few minutes to whip up.

    A small jar with a spoon in it containing homemade McDonald's tartar sauce.

    Table of Contents

    • The Best McDonald's Tartar Sauce Recipe
      • Ingredients
      • How To Make McDonalds Tartar Sauce
        • Step 1: Combine The Ingredients
      • How To Use This McDonald's Tartar Sauce
      • How to Store McDonald's Tartar Sauce
      • Wrapping It Up
    • More McDonald's Recipe
    • McDonalds Tartar Sauce Recipe
      • Ingredients
      • Instructions
      • Nutrition
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    The Best McDonald's Tartar Sauce Recipe

    McDonald's tartar sauce is pretty hard to beat. It's the perfect balance of creamy, sweet, savory, and tart.

    It's no wonder that McDonald's classic fish sandwich is so popular!

    And the best part about this copycat recipe is that you can make as much of this tartar sauce as you want. I mean, there's a good chance you'll want to use it on absolutely anything and everything!

    I love using tartar sauce on this fried salmon and this fried mahi mahi recipe. It really completes the meal, and it's just so good.

    Not to mention, this McDonald's tartar sauce recipe is super easy to make and requires just a few simple ingredients!

    Seriously, all you have to do is a little mixing, and this tartar sauce will be ready to be put on some fish sandwiches in no time!

    Also, it lasts for a long time in the fridge, so you can make a big batch and have it ready to go whenever you need some flavor elevation to your meal. 

    Anyway, now let's get into the ingredients you'll need to make this McDonald's tartar sauce!

    A small jar with a spoon in it containing homemade McDonald's tartar sauce.

    Ingredients

    With only 7 ingredients, a small bowl, and a couple of minutes, you can have enough tartar sauce to satisfy all of your creamy-tangy sauce needs! 

    Here's everything you need for this McDonalds tartar sauce recipe:

    • 1 cup Mayonnaise
    • 3 tbsp. White onion, minced
    • 2 tsp. Dill Pickle Relish
    • 1 tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
    • 1 tsp. Sugar
    • 1 tsp. Salt
    • ½ tsp. Pepper

    Pretty simple, right?

    With this recipe, you get all of the same flavors as the McDonald's tarter sauce, just without all of the junk.

    By the way, this recipe makes approximately one cup of tartar sauce, which should be plenty for a family-sized serving of whatever you're cooking up for dinner. Plus, it should make enough, so you have a little extra for the next few days too.

    Oh, and if you like the flavor combination that these ingredients make, you'll definitely want to check out this dill dip next!

    An overhead view of the ingredients it takes to make homemade McDonald's tartar sauce.

    How To Make McDonalds Tartar Sauce

    This recipe is about as easy as it gets, meaning it only has one step! 

    Now, without further ado, here's how to make Mcdonald's tartar sauce at home.

    A bowl containing the ingredients to make McDonald's tartar sauce not mixed.

    Step 1: Combine The Ingredients

    First, take out a small bowl and add all of the tartar sauce ingredients to it. Then, give everything a mix until the ingredients combine into a smooth sauce.

    Now transfer the tartar sauce from the bowl to a glass jar that has a sealable lid for easy storing. 

    Either use this tartar sauce immediately or transfer it to the fridge.

    An overhead view of a small bowl containing homemade tartar sauce.

    How To Use This McDonald's Tartar Sauce

    There are plenty of ways to serve up your tartar sauce. Traditionally, tartar sauce works best when served with fried fish, as in fish and chips or in a fish sandwich. That's because the combination of mayonnaise with lemon juice and sweet dill pickle relish compliments fried food so well - especially seafood.

    In addition to fried fish, such as cod or haddock, any kind of seafood will work wonderfully with tartar sauce, such as fried shrimp, or alongside these salmon bites.

    Now, just because fried fish is recommended it doesn't mean you can't experiment!

    This tartar sauce actually goes really well with a variety of foods. You can serve this tartar sauce as a dip for french fries, fried polenta, jalapeno poppers, chicken cutlets, or anything else really!

    A small jar with a spoon in it containing homemade McDonald's tartar sauce.

    How to Store McDonald's Tartar Sauce

    If you don't use all of this copycat tartar sauce in one sitting - or if you are making it to store for later use - make sure to store the tartar sauce in a sealed glass jar or airtight container. Then you can store it in the fridge for up to 1 week.

    I personally like to store mine in a little squeeze bottle to make it easier to serve up at a moment's notice.

    A small jar with a spoon in it containing homemade McDonald's tartar sauce.

    Wrapping It Up

    Well, that's how to make McDonald's tartar sauce at home!

    Trust me, the homemade version of this delicious sauce is way better than anything McDonald's can cook up.

    Whether you're looking to make the perfect McDonald's fish sandwich or something else, this tartar sauce recipe is perfect for you.

    McDonald's tartar sauce is one of the easiest sauce recipes to make at home, which means you get to save money, avoid the drive-thru, and keep rockin' your sweats!

    As always, if you gave this copycat recipe a try, leave a comment below and let me know how it went.

    I always love hearing how you enjoyed our recipes!

    Also, be sure to check out our TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube, where we're always posting easy recipes on them.

    More McDonald's Recipe

    If you enjoyed making this copycat McDonald's sauce, you'll love all of our other McDonald's recipes! 

    Give all of these a try next: 

    • Breakfast sauce
    • Big mac sauce
    • McGriddle
    • Egg McMuffin
    • Breakfast burrito
    • Chicken nuggets
    • McDonald's smoothie
    • McDonald's sweet and sour sauce
    • Szechuan sauce
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    McDonalds Tartar Sauce Recipe

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    You would never be able to guess how easy it is to make McDonald's tartar sauce at home; that is until you give this recipe a try! With just a handful of simple ingredients, you can transform basic mayonnaise into the best tartar sauce you've ever had! And you'd also never guess it takes just a few minutes to whip up.

    • Author: Joe Duff
    • Prep Time: 1 minute
    • Total Time: 1 minute
    • Yield: 1 cup 1x
    • Category: Sauce
    • Method: Mixing
    • Cuisine: McDonalds

    Ingredients

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    1 cup Mayonnaise

    3 tbsp. White onion, minced

    2 tsp. Dill Pickle Relish

    1 tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice

    1 tsp. Sugar

    1 tsp. Salt

    ½ tsp. Pepper

    Instructions

    1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and store in a sealable jar or airtight container.
    2. Store in the fridge for up to a week.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: ⅛ cup
    • Calories: 180
    • Fat: 20
    • Carbohydrates: 0
    • Protein: 0

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    1. Dean

      May 24, 2023 at 8:53 am

      This recipe makes a great tartar sauce.

      ★★★★★

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    2. Pam

      May 24, 2023 at 11:10 pm

      Loved it

      ★★★★★

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    3. Jen

      May 29, 2023 at 7:31 am

      Way better than the one from the store.

      ★★★★★

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