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Quick tartar sauce

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Save recipeServes 6EasyPrep: 5 minsA star rating of 4.7 out of 5.32 ratingsRateloading...

Make an easy tartar sauce with the classic trio of mayonnaise, gherkins and capers. Sharp and tangy, it's perfect with crispy battered fish and chips

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Ingredients

Nutrition

• 6 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 gherkin or 6 cornichons, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp capers rinsed and chopped
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 2 tsp chopped tarragon

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Nutrition: per tbsp

• kcal105
• fat11g
• saturates1g
• carbs0.5g
• sugars0.5glow
• fibre0.1g
• protein0.3g
• salt0.22g

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Method

• step 1

  Mix the mayonnaise, chopped gherkin or cornichons, capers, lemon juice, parsley and tarragon in a bowl and season.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2012

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