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    Home » Recipes » Salsas and Dips » Salsas » Avocado Tartar Sauce

    Published: Jun 11, 2018 Modified: Jun 10, 2023 by Catherine Arena 12 Comments

    Avocado Tartar Sauce

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    This creamy Avocado Tartar Sauce is perfect for all things seafood and even works well with some pork dishes.  The pickled jalapeños offer the perfect amount of heat with every tantalizing bite.  Not too mild not too spicy.  Just right!

    Avocado Tartar Sauce served in two small white bowls.

    A few things to be said about this delicious creamy Avocado Tartar Sauce.  First of course it’s just flat out delicious!

    Second, it’s hyper simple to make and blends perfectly with all things seafood especially fried seafood.

    This sauce is one of my go to “toppings” for fish tacos, shrimp tacos, salmon cakes, crab cakes, coconut shrimp, and my lobster po boy tostadas (look out for recipe this week).  Just a few recipes that automatically come to mind.

    This avocado tartar sauce also works well with some pork dishes.  For example carnita tacos is a great choice.

    Ingredients for Avocado Tartar Sauce

    • One ripe avocado
    • Mayonnaise
    • Dijon mustard
    • Cilantro
    • Pickled jalapeños
    • Scallions
    • Limes
    • Salt and pepper

    Add the ripe avocado, mayonnaise, mustard, cilantro, lime juice and salt and pepper to a blender or food chopper and blend until smooth.

    Ingredients in a food chopper for the Avocado Tartar Sauce

    Add a few tablespoons of water to make the avocado tartar sauce somewhat pourable and blend again.  If too thick just continue to add a tablespoon of water at a time until desired consistency.  Taste for salt and pepper again to make sure it’s to your taste.

    Ingredients blended in a food chopper until smooth for the Avocado Tartar Sauce

    Add the pickled jalapeños and scallions.  Stir sauce.  Done.

    Avocado Tartar Sauce served in small white bowls and topped with pickled jalapenos and thinly sliced scallions.

    You are ready to use your sauce with whatever seafood dishes your heart desires.

    For more delicious sauces and toppings, you may want to check these out as well.

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    Avocado Tartar Sauce served in two small white bowls.

    Avocado Tartar Sauce

    This creamy Avocado Tartar Sauce is perfect for all things seafood and even works well with some pork dishes.  The pickled jalapeños offer the perfect amount of heat with every tantalizing bite.  Not to mild not to spicy.  Just right!
    4.67 from 12 votes
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    Course: Sauce
    Cuisine: Mexican, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 (1 cup)
    Calories: 659kcal
    Author: Catherine Arena

    Ingredients

    • 1 ripe avocado pitted, peeled and chopped
    • 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
    • 2 teaspoon dijon mustard
    • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves coarsely chopped
    • 2 pickled jalapeños coarsely chopped
    • 2 scallions (green onions) thinly sliced
    • 2 small limes juiced
    • ¼ cup water
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Combine avocado, mayonnaise, mustard, cilantro, lime juice, water, salt and pepper to a blender or food chopper.  Blend for a few seconds until smooth.
    • Check for consistency with a spoon.  You want the sauce to be somewhat pourable.  Add a tablespoon of water at a time if need be until you achieve desired consistency.  Blend again.
    • Remove from blender into a bowl and add scallions and pickled jalapeños.  
    • Enjoy with a variety of seafood dishes such as fish tacos, shrimp tacos, lobster tacos, crab cakes, salmon cakes etc.
      Also good with pork dishes such as carnita tacos.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 659kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 435mg | Potassium: 1177mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 870IU | Vitamin C: 64.7mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2.3mg
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    1. Amy | The Cook Report says

      January 22, 2019 at 8:16 am

      I love the idea of adding avocado to tartar sauce, I bet it tastes amazing with the fish!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2019 at 10:34 pm

        Yes it does! It tastes excellent with any kind of fish tacos!

        Reply
    2. Danielle Wolter says

      January 22, 2019 at 7:12 am

      This is such an awesome idea!! Love that you used jalapenos – it really adds a kick to regular old tartar sauce.

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2019 at 10:38 pm

        Yes Danielle, this is really a unique delicious tasting tartar sauce for sure! Love it!

        Reply
    3. Neli Howard says

      January 22, 2019 at 5:59 am

      This sauce looks super easy and full of ingredients my family loves. Looking forward to trying soon.

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2019 at 10:39 pm

        Yay! Let me know when you do!

        Reply
    4. Cliona Keane says

      January 22, 2019 at 5:59 am

      There are so many brilliant things that I can pair this with. What a brilliant way to use avocados!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2019 at 10:39 pm

        Thanks Cliona!

        Reply
    5. Dannii says

      January 22, 2019 at 5:48 am

      Anything with avocado is good with me. Great to go on Tacos.

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2019 at 10:40 pm

        It’s perfect with fish tacos!

        Reply
    6. Anna says

      January 22, 2019 at 2:56 am

      I just love the idea of using avocado in this sauce! So creative! And it looks super creamy too!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2019 at 10:40 pm

        Yes Anna! It’s delish!

        Reply
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