Looking to ditch the soybean oil found in most store-bought mayonnaises? Though you can find some healthier options in certain stores, I would highly encourage you to try making this homemade mayonnaise recipe in your very own kitchen! Not only is this recipe so easy, I think we can all agree that most anything created from-scratch tastes 100 times better than store-bought. No other mayo can beat the freshness, tastiness, or healthiness!
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Homemade Mayonnaise
First time I made mayo from scratch, I was mesmerized by how easy it was! As long as you use an immersion blender, this whole process from start to finish takes literally 2 minutes. Feel free to tweak this recipe to suit your preferences!
Ingredients
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp dijon mustard (optional)
- 1/2 tsp salt
Substitutions
Olive oil can be substituted for any other oil of your choice. If you don’t love how olive oil tastes, I also have made this mayo recipe with avocado oil, which tastes just as phenomenal if not better. Apple cider vinegar can be substituted with distilled white vinegar or lemon juice. As long as there is some form of acidity, the mayonnaise will turn out. The dijon mustard is completely optional, though I do prefer the flavor it adds to the mayo.
How to Make Homemade Mayonnaise
- Place all of the ingredients into a wide-mouth mason jar.
- Using an immersion blender, start blending all of the ingredients at the bottom of the jar.
- Once the bottom of the jar starts getting thicker, start moving the immersion blender up slowly. This allows the consistency of the mayonnaise be thick and even throughout.
- Enjoy your homemade mayonnaise in your sandwich or whichever recipe calls for mayo.
Tips
This homemade mayonnaise recipe yields amazing results and should be just like the consistency of store-bought mayonnaise. If the mayonnaise doesn’t thicken correctly, you probably moved the immersion blender up too soon. Don’t worry though because this is an easy fix! All you need to do is add another egg and try again. This happened to me a few times and the mayo tastes delicious. You can’t taste the extra protein from an additional egg:)
Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe
This simple two-minute mayo recipe will give you the tastiest mayonnaise you've ever had with ingredients that you already have in your pantry!
- immersion blender
- 1 cup olive oil (or avocado oil)
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
- 1/2 tsp dijon mustard (optional)
- 1/2 tsp salt
Place all of the ingredients into a wide-mouth mason jar.
Using an immersion blender, start blending all of the ingredients at the bottom of the jar.
Once it starts thickening at the bottom, start moving the immersion blender up to incorporate all of the oil into the mayonnaise.
Enjoy your homemade mayonnaise!
*if your mayonnaise doesn’t thicken how it’s supposed to, just add another egg and try again. This usually happens when the immersion blender is moved up too quickly.
Conclusion
Thank you so much for stopping by Two Peas in Two Pods. This recipe is proudly brought to you by Irene:) Check out Inna’s recipe for her homemade ranch here. It’s just as effortless and tastes so so good! We really hope you give these recipes a try. Let us know what you thought of them in the comments below!
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