Homeade aïoli

Homeade aïoli

Mayonnaise that you've made yourself really does have the best flavour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 15 minutes

Method

  1. Put the crushed garlic cloves and egg yolks in a blender with Dijon mustard, blend to a paste and then with the motor still running add the olive oil in steady stream to make a thick mayonnaise. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and a splash of water to let it down a bit.
  2. Season well.

Recipe from olive magazine, November 2009.

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  • 21 November 2009

    Helen LJ commented on this recipe

    Just made this, and it was very nearly a disaster! Although the ingredients are fine, the method gives the impression that you can add the oil without stopping from the very beginning, which isn't the case. I did this, and everything curdled horribly. I managed to rescue it, however, by beating another egg yolk in a separate bowl, and then very gradually whisking the curdled mixture in.

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  • 11 January 2011

    vicky commented on this recipe

    Mine too curdled but i failed to rescue!!! waste of 3 eggs and 150ml of olive oil.... got the hellmans out in the end

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  • 04 March 2011

    nanasandie commented on this recipe

    made this to go with some home made chips- it was very easy to make and tasted delicious!

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  • 04 March 2011

    nanasandie rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 26 June 2011

    Caroline commented on this recipe

    My first attempt looked more like, and had the texture of, margarine than a mayonnaise. It didn't curdle though. Too little oil? Too much whisking?

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  • 30 July 2011

    Suzielein commented on this recipe

    Burnt the motor out of my blender !

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  • 15 August 2011

    delicacies rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this to go with Maryland crab cakes. This was my first time at making Mayo, so i looked at several recipes. I used rapeseed oil, and didnt use all of it, and added very small trickles initially and made sure it was all incorporated. This has given a very deep golden colour. You may not need to use all of the oil if you dont like your Mayo too Thick. I gradually added some water at the end to get the right consistency. Another addition was white pepper to taste, which i added at the end, but i think, has made a huge improvement. Please have a go, as i think homemade is delicious.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 15 minutes

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