Homemade Mayonnaise 2 Ways Recipes

Steps:

• Place light olive oil, egg, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Use a hand-held immersion blender to blend mixture together, placing the blade directly on top of the egg yoke. Pull up the immersion blender slowly when fully emulsified, taking care not to over blend. Store in a tightly closed container; refrigerate until using.

Steps:

• Crack the egg into a blender, add the lemon juice, Dijon (or garlic), salt and pepper.
• On lowest setting on blender, mix the ingredients thoroughly.
• Once incorporated, remove the stopper on the top of blender lid and with blender running on lowest setting, VERY SLOWLY drizzle olive oil inches (It is important to add the olive oil at a very slow pace so that it has a chance to become creamy).
• Keep stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Steps:

• Combine egg yolk, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Whisk until blended and bright yellow, about 30 seconds.
• Using 1/4 teaspoon measure and whisking constantly, add 1/4 cup oil to yolk mixture, a few drops at a time, about 4 minutes. Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup oil in very slow thin stream, whisking constantly, until mayonnaise is thick, about 8 minutes (mayonnaise will be lighter in color). Cover and chill. do ahead Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.
• Variation:
• To make aioli, add 1 minced garlic clove to the egg mixture, and substitute extravirgin olive oil for the canola oil.
• Raw egg is not recommended for infants, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems. To avoid the risk of salmonella infection, you can use pasteurized egg yolk instead.