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Homemade mayonnaise
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5 from 4 votes

Easy homemade mayonnaise

Homemade mayonnaise tastes so much fresher than store-bought yet only takes a few minutes to make. you will taste the difference!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Sauce / Dip / Dressing
Cuisine: French
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free
Keyword: easy, no-cook
Servings: 24
Calories: 83kcal
Author: Veronique Eichler

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Separate yolk from white. Place the yolk in a medium size bowl and the white in another.
  • Add Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper to the bowl with the yolk. Whisk lightly until combined.
    Homemade mayonnaise
  • Add the oil in a very slow drizzle while whisking continuously. Pause every once in a while and just whisk, to make sure the oil is fully incorporating.
    Homemade mayonnaise
  • The sauce should look smooth and opaque: it’s emulsified.
    Homemade mayonnaise
  • Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.
  • This recipe makes about 1.5 cups of mayonnaise. Store refrigerated in an airtight container and consume within 3 days.

Option for a lighter mayonnaise:

  • With a handheld mixer or with a clean whisk, beat the egg white into stiff peaks.
  • Add about half of the beaten egg white to the bowl with the emulsion and incorporate it with a few turns of the whisk. Discard the rest.
    Homemade mayonnaise

Notes

You can replace 1/4 cup of avocado oil with a light tasting extra virgin olive oil. In that case, use 3/4 cup avocado oil + 1/4 cup olive oil.
Nutrition value is for 1 tbsp.

Nutrition

Calories: 83kcal | Total Carbohydrate: 0.1g | Protein: 0.2g | Total Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 3mg | Dietary Fiber: 0.01g | Total Sugars: 0.02g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Vitamin D: 0.04µg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.04mg | Includes Added Sugar: 0g