I have tried several mayo recipes and I have finally put together what I liked best about all of them. Here is the recipe I came up with for a creamy mayo that is not too lemony.
Ingredients:
1 egg at room temperature
1 TBSP of lemon juice at room temperature
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
1 cup of light olive oil (you HAVE to use light or it will have an olive oil taste)*
*Macadamia nut oil or avocado oil works too, I have made it with expeller pressed avocado oil before with success)
I usually put the egg and lemon juice in my food processor and let it sit for about 30 minutes so it can come to room temperature.
Then I add in the mustards and salt. I get the oil in a cup ready to pour and then I turn on the processor and add the oil into the cup with the small hole in the bottom so it can slowly drizzle in. I usually only need to let it run for about a minute and then I have homemade mayo!
Have you ever longed for a simpler life? Remember the Little House books by Laura Ingalls-Wilder? Those books have always been a favorite and now that I am a busy full time working mom of 3 I find myself thinking of Ma raising her family and how much simpler their lives were. They lived off the land in small houses, focused on family, and saw each day as a blessing. Our lives CAN be simpler and I think looking to the wisdom of "Ma" is part of the answer.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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