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Adventures in Homemade Mayonnaise

9/25/2014

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This is something I have wanted to try for a while, but just kept forgetting to do.  It takes so few ingredients, and is so versatile...and I finally got around to it!  Here's what's in it:
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Pardon the ridiculous lemon juice container.  I almost always have real lemons at the house, or at least some frozen juice from fresh lemons.  But, we just got back from vacation, and this was all I had.  You can use any kind of oil you want, but try something light tasting.  I used half olive oil and half avocado oil, and it was a little heavy on the olive oil flavor.  I think I might try just avocado oil next time, or make sure to get a lighter tasting olive oil.  

Some of the recipes I came across wanted all the ingredients to be at room temp.  I put the egg in some warm water for a couple of minutes, and that worked great.  I used a food processor for this, but an immersion blender would be even better, if you have one.  You start with the egg, 1/4 cup of oil, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tablespoon dijon mustard in the food processor.  Mix thoroughly.
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Once you have that well blended, turn the processor back on, and take the cover off of the top (yes, this can result in specks of liquid spitting out at you....mind yourself).  Then slowly drizzle the remaining 3/4 cup of oil into the mix as it is running.  The slower you go, the thicker it will get.  It's kind of magical.
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See how thin the stream is?  That's how slowly I was going.  This part is important.  If you go to fast, you will have salad dressing.
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Thick and pretty!  I added the lemon juice LAST. Didn't want to thin it out too much before it all came together.  You can add so many things to this...pepper, spices, cilantro, jalepenos, bacon...pretty much whatever you want.  I went basic for my first attempt.  And it was really good!  And WAY better for you than anything you'll find in the store.  I used this for a version of the baked chicken on Pinterest that everyone pinned like a year ago.  You know the one I'm talking about.  Mayo and parmesan cheese.  I put some mayo on top, and then sprinkled with almond flour and pepper instead.  Very tasty and moist!  Try this!  You'll feel really legit with your skills in the kitchen.
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Homemade Mayo


1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon Himalayan Salt (love this kind of salt!)
1 cup oil of choice (avocado or light tasting olive oil) 
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Juice of 1/2 a lemon (about 1 tablespoon)  


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