variants
or tartare sauce
: a sauce made principally of mayonnaise and chopped pickles
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Season tartar sauce with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
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Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026
And liquid cheese drips over the side of a stout little fish nugget accompanied by Sichuan pickle tartar sauce.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Pair with lemon slices and tartar sauce.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Each is topped with tartar sauce featuring olives, capers and sweet relish, plus lettuce.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
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Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026
And liquid cheese drips over the side of a stout little fish nugget accompanied by Sichuan pickle tartar sauce.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Pair with lemon slices and tartar sauce.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Each is topped with tartar sauce featuring olives, capers and sweet relish, plus lettuce.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Tartar sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tartar%20sauce. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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tartar sauce
noun
tar·tar sauce
variants
or tartare sauce
: a sauce made chiefly of mayonnaise and chopped pickles
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