Homemade vegan tartar sauce is incredibly easy to make, so you’ll never have to search for or buy expensive vegan tartar sauce again!  Best of all, this tartar sauce tastes better than any that you will buy at the store!

A blue bowl filled with homemade vegan tartar sauce with lemons and dill around it.

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You will love this tartar sauce because it’s

  • quick and easy to make!
  • made with a few simple ingredients.
  • gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free!
  • Made with either store-bought mayonnaise or my easy homemade vegan mayonnaise recipe.

Ingredients and substitutions

  • Vegan Mayo – this is the base of the tartar sauce.  You can find many vegan varieties at your local store, or you can easily make your own mayo in about 5 minutes!
  • Relish – this is simply chopped up pickles.  I prefer pickle relish, but you can also use sweet relish if you prefer. If you don’t have relish, you can dice pickles very small.
  • Lemon Juice – a small squeeze of fresh lemon juice is optional, yet adds a ton of flavor to the tartar sauce.  You can also use bottled lemon juice if you don’t have fresh. 
  • Dill – fresh dill is optional, but it adds a lot to homemade tartar sauce, and I highly recommend it!  You can also use dried dill if you don’t have fresh.

How do I make vegan tartar sauce?

  1. Mix together vegan mayo, dill pickle relish, lemon juice, and fresh dill in a small bowl. 
  2. Stir until creamy, then serve or store in the refrigerator for later use. 
Ingredients to make homemade vegan tartar sauce.
Measure out the vegan mayo, relish, lemon juice, and dill.
All of the vegan tartar sauce ingredients added to a small bowl with lemon and dill on the side.
Add the ingredients to a small bowl.
Stirring the homemade vegan tartar sauce with a fork.
Stir until combined.

It’s seriously that easy!  There is no need to buy tartar sauce again when you know how to whip it up yourself in minutes!

What vegan mayo works the best for tartar sauce?

I’ve made this tartar sauce with a variety of vegan mayonnaises, and I haven’t noticed too much of a difference.  Since it’s so easy to make your own vegan mayo, I usually just use my homemade version. 

A vegan fish sandwich with tarter sauce and lettuce on it.

What goes well with vegan tartar sauce?

I love to use this tartar sauce on my vegan fish recipe.  You can make it into a fish sandwich, fish and chips, or just breaded fish sticks and dip them into this sauce!  It’s also delicious on sandwiches, wraps, or for dipping french fries or my vegan fried chicken popcorn nuggets!

A top view of a bowl of vegan tartar sauce with lemons and fresh dill on the side.

More vegan sauces

We love vegan dipping sauces in my house. Here are a few of our favorites.

Vegan tartar sauce recipe

A small blue bowl filled with vegan tartar sauce with a lemon wedge on the side.
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Vegan Tartar Sauce

Yield: 4
Prep: 5 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
Author: Monica Davis
An easy homemade vegan tartar sauce.
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup vegan mayo
  • 2 tbsp relish, (I prefer dill relish)
  • 1 tsp dill, fresh chopped or dried.
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Add all of the ingredients to a small bowl.
  • Stir until well mixed.
  • Serve immediately or store in the fridge for later. 

Notes

  • This homemade vegan tartar sauce will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days. 
Serving: 2tbsp, Calories: 187kcal, Carbohydrates: 3g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 241mg, Vitamin C: 0.5mg, Iron: 0.1mg
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