Are capers a substitute for pickles in a tartar sauce?

Question

Would capers work in place of the usual pickles in tartar sauce? I'm mostly curious and it might help other people who want to try this as well! I figure that it would add a tangy kind of aftertaste.

Answer 1

I love capers and add them to different foods when I think it suits it. I'd much rather eat tartar (not tarter) sauce with capers than pickles in it. But them I'm not a fan of tartar sauce (maybe because of the pickles). If you add capers, rinse them first to remove excess salt, pat water off between a paper towel and chop finely. I think a tiny bit of finely grated raw garlic would suit it nicely. Let the flavours meld together in the fridge for a few hours too.

Answer 2

Both capers & pickles is not unheard of, as in the sauce tartare recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Wikipedia also thinks capers and pickles are a common combination in tartar sauce.

I think it would probably be a good sauce with the pickles swapped out, but I've only added capers to the pickles, not substitued.