Homemade Mayonnaise
- Level: Easy
- Yield: about 1 cup
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 247
- Total Fat
- 28
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 0
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 0
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 23
- Sodium
- 72
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
Ingredients
1/2 cup pure olive oil
1/2 cup vegetable or grapeseed oil
1 large pasteurized egg yolk, at room temperature
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
Kosher salt
Directions
- Combine the olive oil and vegetable oil in a liquid measuring cup or bowl; set aside. Whisk the egg yolk, vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small nonreactive bowl.
- Set the bowl with the yolk mixture on a damp kitchen towel to steady it. Drizzle in the oil mixture very slowly, whisking constantly. (The mixture will begin to thicken after about half of the oil is added; if at any point the oil is not incorporating, stop drizzling and whisk until smooth.) Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Chimichurri Mayonnaise
- Puree 1/2 cup each fresh parsley, olive oil and vegetable oil, 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1 chopped garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon each pepper and ground cumin until smooth. Make homemade mayonnaise (above) with the herb oil instead of the olive oil mixture.
- Honey-Mustard Mayonnaise
- Make homemade mayonnaise (above), stirring 1/8 teaspoon turmeric into the olive oil mixture and substituting champagne vinegar for the white vinegar. Whisk 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard and 1 teaspoon honey into the finished mayonnaise. Season with salt.
- Spicy Sesame-Ginger Mayonnaise
- Mix 1 cup vegetable oil with 2 tablespoons sesame oil. Make homemade mayonnaise (above) with the sesame oil mixture instead of the olive oil mixture; substitute rice vinegar for the white vinegar. Whisk 1 tablespoon grated ginger, 1 1/2 teaspoons Sriracha and 1/2 teaspoon each sesame seeds and brown sugar into the finished mayonnaise. Season with salt.