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Easy Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe

Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine French
Servings 1 cup

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice or vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup of neutral flavored oil like light olive oil, grapeseed oil, walnut or sweet almond oil
  • A pinch of sea salt good quality fine grain

Instructions
 

  • Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Set aside the egg whites for another purpose and place the egg yolks in the bowl.
  • Pour the fresh lemon juice into the bowl with the egg yolks and whisk them well. Add mustard and stir to combine.
  • Slowly, a few drops at a time, pour the oil into the bowl while whisking constantly. Once the mayonnaise has started to thicken, pour the oil in a slow and steady stream. If the oil starts to build up at all, stop pouring and whisk the mayonnaise briskly until the oil has incorporated.
  • If the mayonnaise starts looking too thick, add enough water to thin it to the consistency you like. Add about a teaspoon of water at a time.
  • Once all the oil has been mixed in, the mayonnaise should be thick and fluffy, with your whisk forming ribbons through the mixture.
  • Season it carefully with fine grain sea salt. Add a small splash of water if you would like a thinner mayonnaise.