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Homemade tartar sauce (to go with that grilled salmon)

It's easy and tasty. Mom says:

My exposure to tartar sauce had always been in a restaurant. Ugh! I'm picky about mayonnaise and restaurant mayo is obnoxious. So when Jennifer made tartar sauce to go with her grilled salmon, I only took a bit to be polite. Wow! What a difference a good mayonnaise can make. Make your own or try a good bottled one. When you make up this recipe, don't be afraid to double or triple it. This sauce is super for tuna, crab, or salmon salad. Thin it a bit with kefir and use it on a crab Louie.

Watch the video and read the instructions below.

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Serves: # 8, generously

Ingredients
2 cups mayonnaise
1 medium white onion, finely diced
2 large dill pickles, finely diced
Steps
1. Scoop mayonnaise into a bowl large enough for mixing.
2. Add the minced onion and dill pickle, mixing thoroughly.
3. Allow this to sit for a few minutes while the liquid in the onion and pickle thin down the mayonnaise. Stir again.
4. If the tartar sauce is too thick, thin with a bit of dill pickle juice. I usually do this. But, add the pickle juice a little at a time. You could turn your tartar sauce into a pour-able salad dressing!
5. Refrigerate leftovers. This has kept nicely for two weeks. I don't know beyond that! The tartar sauce if gone by then.

Variations
a. Add a few capers.
b. Add a bit of minced fresh tarragon.

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