Description
2 Minutes and 5 ingredients stand between you and making epic homemade mayo. My easy Mayonnaise recipe is made with a stick blender and gives you a thick, luscious, creamy mayo that is perfect for serving as is, or for using as the base of a salad dressing. Tweak it to your liking, and add herbs and other flavorings for a twist on the perfect mayo!
Ingredients
- One large egg (about 50g not including shell)
- 10g mustard (I used Dijon)
- 3g salt
- 30g lemon juice (use less if you like, or use vinegar if you prefer that)
- 220g neutral oil
Instructions
- Use a jar just wide enough to fit your stick blender. If your stick blender came with a jar, something that size will work. You don't want to use a super wide jar or the mayo may split. I used a weck jar. Place the jar on the scale. Add the ingredients in the order listed.
- Take the jar off the scale. Place the end of the stick blender into the jar, right to the bottom. Turn the stick blender on high, and hold it on the bottom until the mayo starts to emulsify, about 20 seconds, then slowly move the end of the blender up through the mayo until it is fully emulsified.
- Taste and adjust flavour as desired.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
To add herbs, add after the egg. For rosemary I do 12g of chopped fresh rosemary - you can experiment with other herbs too if you like.
Yes, this recipe has raw egg in it. I'm fine with that, if you're not, this might not be the recipe for you.
This recipe is designed to be made with a stick blender / immersion blender. It doesn't work as well made with a regular blender - I would find a recipe designed for that.
Neutral oil means anything neutral tasting - canola oil, grapeseed oil, rice bran oil etc.
If you are after a garlic version, make my easy garlic aioli!
If the mayo does split, the only reason that this has happened to me was that the container I used to make it was the wrong size. Transfer it into something narrower, and then add another egg and blend again, it should thicken up.