How to Use tartar sauce in a Sentence

tartar sauce

noun
  • Pair with lemon slices and tartar sauce.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The grouper bites are served with fresh lemon and tartar sauce.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Our waitress was on it and even brought each of us our own tartar sauce.
    — Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Flaky fish with coleslaw, tartar sauce, fries and malt vinegar.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The caper and tarragon tartar sauce is not to be missed.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • The meal is paired with a biscuit, a side and tartar sauce for dipping.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Choose from flounder, perch or whiting on a bun with tartar sauce.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
  • It's covered in key lime tartar sauce and served with a side of kettle chips.
    — Grace McDermott, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Sides include hand-cut fries as well as homemade coleslaw and tartar sauce.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Dress the cakes up on a bun with some pickled onions, tomato, and tartar sauce.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Dress the cakes up on a bun with some pickled onions, tomato, and tartar sauce.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 27 July 2024
  • Creamy, zesty, tangy tartar sauce simply completes a fish fry.
    — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
  • So that year these cookies had tartar sauce in them instead of cream of tartar.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The crust is crunchy and the fish is well done, with a homemade tartar sauce adding a welcome sour note.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022
  • And the tartar sauce could be a respectable sandwich filling on its own.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The Halperns also make their own tartar sauce and coleslaw for dinners.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Pile onto bread with pickles and tartar sauce for a sandwich.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Spread on some tartar sauce, squeeze it all together and devour it with two hands.
    — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Empty clamshell boxes and gobs of tartar sauce littered my kitchen counter.
    — Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Fried panko bread crumbs, lemon and tartar sauce help complete the illusion.
    — Alison Roman, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Season tartar sauce with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026
  • An array of sauces served with the fish include a curry sauce for the chips and a tartar sauce for the fish.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020
  • Dinners and buckets include fish, coleslaw, fries, rye roll, tartar sauce and lemon wedge.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Classic tartar sauce should lean sharp, savory, and herb-forward.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026
  • The fish is Alaskan cod, lightly fried and served in strips with cocktail and tartar sauce on the side.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The dish comes with mushy peas and tartar sauce to reinforce the Scottish feel.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • Instead of tartar sauce, Mai uses a dill aioli spiked with pickle juice.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Baked Atlantic Ocean cod with rice pilaf, slaw and tartar sauce.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Crispy, thick-cut chips and tangy tartar sauce play a beautiful supporting role.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • Swensons uses both a barbecue sauce on the bottom bun and a tangy tartar sauce on the top bun.
    — Dan Kadar, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2022

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