Mayonnaise

Name: Mayonnaise
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Yield: About 1 cup/250 ml
Ingredients: 1 egg yolk, at room temperature; Pinch salt; 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon white wine tarragon vinegar; About 1 cup/250 ml grape-seed oil (or vegetable, canola, or peanut); Lemon juice, to taste; Pinch white pepper

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Level: Easy
Total: 25 min

Prep: 25 min

Yield: About 1 cup/250 ml

Level: Easy
Total: 25 min

Prep: 25 min

Yield: About 1 cup/250 ml

Ingredients

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1 egg yolk, at room temperature

Pinch salt

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon white wine tarragon vinegar

About 1 cup/250 ml grape-seed oil (or vegetable, canola, or peanut)

Lemon juice, to taste

Pinch white pepper

Directions

Whisk together the egg yolk, salt, mustard, and vinegar in a roomy bowl.
To add the oil, start whisking the yolk mixture and let the oil fall from the spout, drop by drop, until you have achieved a thick, velvety mayonnaise.
Taste it.
Add lemon juice, salt, and pepper, to taste.