Making your own mayonnaise isn’t hard, but it does require a bit of patience. If you add the oil too quickly and don’t mix long enough, the mayonnaise will not thicken properly. It’s very important to purchase high-quality pasteurized eggs when making any recipe containing uncooked eggs.
TRADITIONAL RECIPE: SERVES 12 / VEGAN: SERVES 16
INGREDIENTS:
TRADITIONAL:
1 whole egg plus one egg yolk
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ cup olive oil, macadamia nut oil or avocado oil
¼ cup coconut oil
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or red wine vinegar
salt, to taste
VEGAN:
½ cup almond milk or coconut milk
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 cup olive oil, macadamia nut oil, or avocado oil
1 to 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice
pinch of salt
PREPARATION:
1. For traditional version: put egg, egg yolk, and mustard in a blender or food processor on the lowest setting. For vegan, add coconut milk to blender or food processor with mustard and run on lowest setting.
2. Drizzle ¼ cup of the olive oil or macadamia nut oil or avocado oil into the egg mixture as it is blending. Do this very, very slowly (over several minutes).
3. Add vinegar and salt as desired (I usually add about ½ teaspoon). Keep mixture blending the entire time. It should start to thicken.
4. Slowly drizzle the remaining ¼ cup of olive oil, macadamia nut oil or avocado oil into the mixture, as the mayonnaise is blending. Add coconut oil and allow mixture to blend for another minute or so. Mayonnaise should blend for a total of about 7 to 8 minutes from start to finish and be fairly thick at the end. It will thicken further when refrigerated. Put in airtight container and refrigerate for about 1 hour until mixture thickens. Discard any unused portion after a week.
NOTE: The vegan version will be looser without the egg, but it will set when refrigerated.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING FOR TRADITIONAL NAYONNAISE: 93.8 calories, 0.5g protein, 0.5g carbohydrates, 0.0g fiber, 0.1g sugar, 10g fat, 5.3g saturated fat, 0.0mg cholesterol, 1.4mg sodium
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING FOR VEGAN NAYONNAISE: 44.21 calories, 0.0g protein, 0.1g carbohydrates, 0.0g fiber, 0.0g sugar, 9.4g fat, 1.3g saturated fat, 0.0mg cholesterol, 5.9mg sodium