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    Home » How to's and DIY's » Easy Homemade Mayonnaise

    Published: Apr 11, 2015 · Modified: Sep 16, 2019 by Ajoke

    Easy Homemade Mayonnaise

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    Fail-proof easy homemade mayonnaise, super creamy and delicious. Ready in 10 minutes!
    homemade mayonnaise in a purple ramekin.

    Easy Homemade Mayonnaise

    I am sure you are thinking, really why make mayonnaise when I can simply buy from the shop? Well, you never know when these skills come in handy and making your own mayonnaise from scratch might just be what you need. Homemade mayonnaise is one of the easiest things you can do in the kitchen but it tends to go wrong quickly once you miss the vital step. It doesn’t take time to whip up and it requires patience. Without further ado, let’s get on to making this easy and super creamy mayonnaise ever with a food processor. Homemade mayonnaise can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. If I haven't been able to convince you about anything before, be sure this easy mayonnaise recipe would.

    Tips to making the best easy homemade mayonnaise

    • Make sure your ingredients are in a room temperature
    • Use neutral flavoured oil like vegetable oil, canola oil, olive oil etc
    • This recipe calls raw egg but you can use a pasteurised egg if you are worried about using raw eggs in recipes
    • If your food processor comes with a smaller bowl, I would suggest you use this, that way the ingredients combines easily.

    Ingredients

    2 small egg yolks (at room temperature)

    ½ juice of 1 whole lemon

    1tbsp Dijon mustard

     About 200-350g vegetable oil (you can choose from any variation of any mild oil. I used olive oil and vegetable oil)

    1tbsp white wine vinegar (optional)

    Salt to taste

    Black pepper (optional)

    Note: use the freshest of eggs you can find

    Use pasteurised egg yolk if you have any reason as to why you can’t eat fresh yolk (I have never seen one before)

    How to make mayonnaise

    Using the blade function of the food processor, combine egg yolks, mustard, lemon and salt and pulse a few times till well combined

    ingredients for making mayonnaise in a food processor.

    Now here is the bit where patience is required

    Add the oil through the funnel of the food processor to the combined egg yolk a little bit at a time. This should be about 2 minutes; the mixture will begin to thicken as you add the oil. (Don’t be tempted to add the oil at a time, it will mess up the whole process, a little bit at a time) add the remaining oil in bits and make sure it is well combined before adding another drop. Stop adding the oil if it gets to the consistency you want.

    the process of making mayonnaise in a food processor.

    Add lemon juice or white wine vinegar to mayonnaise if it is too thick and make sure you combine them well.

    And there you have it. Easy peasy, yummy, creamy homemade mayonnaise

    Ways to use this easy homemade mayonnaise

    Add this creamy easy homemade mayonnaise to your Coleslaw

    Nigerian Salad

    Fussili Pasta salad 

    Avocado Egg Salad

    easy homemade mayonnaise.
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    Easy Homemade Mayonnaise

    Learn how to make this easy homemade mayonnaise in a food processor. This recipe is fail-proof, it is made with pantry staples ingredients. super creamy
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    0 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Homemade sauce
    Cuisine: American, British
    Keyword: easy homemade mayonnaise, homemade mayonnaise, mayonnaise
    Author: Ajoke

    Ingredients

    • 2 egg yolks at room temperature
    • 1 tbsp juice of lemon
    • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
    • About 200-350g vegetable oil
    • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
    • ½ tsp salt to taste add more if need be
    • pinch ground black pepper for taste optional

    Instructions

    • Using the blade function of the food processor, combine egg yolks, mustard, lemon and salt and pulse a few times till well combined.
    • Now here is the bit where patience is required
      Add the oil through the funnel of the food processor to the combined egg yolk a little bit at a time. This should be about 2 minutes; the mixture will begin to thicken as you add the oil. Don’t be tempted to add the oil at a time, it will mess up the whole process, a little bit at a time.
      Add the remaining oil in bits and make sure it is well combined before adding another drop. Stop adding the oil if it gets to the consistency you want. Taste for seasoning and adjust accordingly. The whole process should take about 10 minutes or less
      Store mayonnaise in an air tight jar for up to 5 days in the fridge.

    homemade mayonnaise.

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    1. Doris says

      April 12, 2020 at 2:31 pm

      Thumbs up!

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      • Ajoke says

        April 18, 2020 at 9:20 pm

        Thanks Doris

        Reply

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