I am always reading labels and mayo is one thing that is a sneaky thing on the grocery shelves…filled with no no things. But making it at home was scary and so I decided to give it a try. Thanks to The Healthy Foodie she gave the confidence to try. BUT as always I had to spice it up!
- 1 cup light olive oil
- 1/2 juiced fresh lemon
- 1 clove garlic pressed
- 1 tsp himalayan salt
- 1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1 fresh Bio large egg
- 1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard
- Before you begin, check the options at the bottom for spiking this baby up!
- In a narrow jar, place your oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice, mustard and egg.
- Let it sit for a minute while you get out your immersion blender.
- Place your immersion blender on the bottom of the jar. DO NOT TURN IT ON until it is resting on the bottom of the jar.
- Turn it on and keep the immersion blender sung on the bottom and count to 20 VERY slowly.
- After 20 seconds, slowly raise the immersion blender about 1 inch and down then raise it 2 inches and down and then 3 etc. slowly incorporate the oil on the top by lowering and raising the blender.
- Ta-da! Done...perfect for experimenting...check the tip section for some great ideas!
Try adding one of the following to give it a fling!
* 1 Tbsp wasabi powder, 1-2 Tbps lime juice, 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
* Instead of using 1/2 lemon for juice try a lime
* Add 2 Tbsp of hot sauce or Chipotle sauce
* Add 1 tsp herbs of province
* Add 4 roast garlic cloves for a yummy aioli mayo
* 2 Tbsp of horseradish (homemade for dipping potato fries in, oh yeah)
* THINK it up and try it!!!
* Add fried warm bacon pieces, 4 diced dried figs, Tbsp chopped red onions and 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar to make a delicious warm bacon fig dressing for your kale salad!
