Recipes

Mayonnaise

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, or more to taste
  • 1 cup (240ml) safflower oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, optional

Prepare Equipment

  1. If you have a large food processor, use the smaller bowl attachment that came with your processor so the blade can reach the egg.
  2. If you do not have the smaller bowl attachment, I recommend making this recipe with an immersion blender (see instructions below) or by hand with a whisk (see tips above).

Make in a Food Processor

  1. Add egg to the small bowl of a food processor and process for 20 seconds. Add the mustard, vinegar, and salt then process 20 seconds more.
  2. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, turn the food processor on then begin to slowly add the oil in tiny drops until about a quarter of the oil has been added (this is critical for proper emulsification).
  3. When you notice that the mixture is beginning to thicken and emulsify, you can be a little less strict with how slow you add the oil and can increase to a very thin stream.
  4. When all of the oil has been added, scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl and process for an extra 10 seconds. Taste for salt and add more if needed. (See notes if it is too thick).
  5. For tips on troubleshooting common mayonnaise problems, including broken emulsions and adjustments for flavor, please refer to the tips in the article above.

Using an Immersion Blender

  1. Important: You need an immersion (stick) blender and a tall, narrow jar.
  2. Add egg, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice (optional), and salt to a tall, narrow jar. Then, pour all the oil on top.
  3. Insert the immersion blender wand, pressing the head firmly against the bottom of the jar so that it covers the egg.
  4. Turn the blender on high. Keep the blender head pressed to the bottom. Don’t lift it yet! You’ll quickly see a thick, white, creamy mixture begin to form at the very bottom of the jar, created by the blade pulling the oil down into the other ingredients.
  5. Once you have a thick layer of mayo at the bottom, slowly lift the blender up and down to incorporate the remaining oil.

Yield

1 cup

Total Time

10 mins