Mayonnaise

Name: Mayonnaise
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 2 tsp white wine vinegar or lemon juice; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup light olive oil or avocado oil

Ahhh... homemade mayonnaise. Fresh. Inexpensive. Quick. Delicious. Not to mention additive-free. Schmear it on just about anything to maximize life's simple pleasures!

March 30 2015 recipe by , photo by in Recipes, Condiments

Mayonnaise

Ahhh... homemade mayonnaise. Fresh. Inexpensive. Quick. Delicious. Not to mention additive-free. Schmear it on just about anything to maximize life's simple pleasures!

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4 servingservings

Ingredients

1 1 eggeggs
1 tsp 1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp 2 tsp white wine vinegar or lemon juice
¼ tsp ¼ tsp salt
1 cup 240 ml light olive oil or avocado oil

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Instructions

Instructions are for 4 servings. Please modify as needed.

Crack the egg into a high and narrow mixing bowl, a large glass measuring cup, or beaker and add the Dijon mustard, vinegar, and salt.
Place the immersion blender in the bottom of the container before turning it on. Start mixing using one hand and use the other hand to slowly pour the oil into the bowl in a thin steady stream while you keep mixing. Note that the lowest layer is supposed to turn white and creamy before you raise the blender to the next layer. The mayonnaise is ready when it's thick and fluffy.
Taste and add more salt, and perhaps add more vinegar or lemon juice and dijon based on your preferences.

Tip!

Homemade mayo keeps at least 5 days in the refrigerator.

This is a great base for many other sauces and dips. Check out our flavored mayo collection for inspiration. Check out one of our member favorites, Chipotle mayonnaise, below.

Recommended special equipment

High and narrow mixing bowl a large glass measuring cup or beaker
Immersion blender

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Meighen
March 30 2015 10
If you have a stick blender, you don't need to use a thin stream of oil.

Put all the ingredients into a tall jar. Put the bottom of the blender at the bottom of the jar and as it starts blending, slowly pull the blender up until it's all blended. Very quick and easy.

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Brian McGuire
May 19 2020
Same! not a fan
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Matty
June 24 2020
This sometimes separates in a fridge that's too cold. I recommend doubling the egg yolks
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Adam Brown
June 28 2020
made this using apple cider vinegar with 1/4 teaspoon fine ground pink salt and 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper, best mayonnaise I have ever made.
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r_reemso
July 7 2020
It tasted like olive oil I couldn’t eat it 😖 can I replace it with sunflower oil?

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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 7 2020

It tasted like olive oil I couldn’t eat it 😖 can I replace it with sunflower oil?

An extra light oil is recommended, either avocado or olive oil. Sunflower oil is source of omega-6 PUFAs. https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fat
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Dominik
July 7 2020
No point to lose your nerves, ingredients and time to work on that recipe. Take me 3 attempts to get something not even close to the good substitute. Avocado oil cost you about 8 pounds for 250ml which is basically quite a lot for one small jug of mayo. I stopped tryinh cause there is no point. You can get cheap and good mayo from HB for 4 pounds. Huge difference in taste. On plus
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Joanne
July 19 2020
I've got two recipes for mayo. One uses the whole egg while this one uses just the egg yolk. Can you tell me which is correct and what the reasons are? Thanks

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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
July 19 2020

I've got two recipes for mayo. One uses the whole egg while this one uses just the egg yolk. Can you tell me which is correct and what the reasons are? Thanks

Hi, Joanne! It's really personal preference, but using the whole egg provides a little more protein, which can help the mayo bind. You may want to try it both ways to see which kind you prefer.
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KetoAnna
July 25 2020
First time making this, my comments are
1. Don't use an immersion blender. The blades don't even reach the egg yolk & mustard.
2. Because I used an immersion blender I find it thin and watery. Is that normal or do I blend more?
3. How do you know when it has "set"?
4. Yep, didn't turn out. Got a film of bubbles on the top and a watery mess down below.
Please explain this recipe further so that we have success!
Thank you.

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KetoAnna
July 25 2020
Yep, I recommend watching Jamie Oliver's recipe for mayonnaise on Youtube. Cleary explained and easy to do.
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Reply to comment #159 by KetoAnna
Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
July 25 2020

First time making this, my comments are
1. Don't use an immersion blender. The blades don't even reach the egg yolk & mustard.
2. Because I used an immersion blender I find it thin and watery. Is that normal or do I blend more?
3. How do you know when it has "set"?
4. Yep, didn't turn out. Got a film of bubbles on the top and a watery mess down below.
Please explain this recipe further so that we have success!
Thank you.

This video from Kristie Sullivan should be helpful! https://www.dietdoctor.com/diet-doctor-explores-how-to-make-simple-ke...
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brenda27
August 1 2020
Thank you so much! Saw your comment after 3 failed attempts. Used a whole egg and your blending method and I have perfect mayo!
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Noelene
August 11 2020
Haven’t tried this yet but live Naomi’s photography

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Reply to comment #163 by Noelene
Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
August 12 2020

Haven’t tried this yet but live Naomi’s photography

Sweet :)
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nalini_ef
August 12 2020
What can I use instead of mustard please? I'm intolerant to it.

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
August 12 2020

What can I use instead of mustard please? I'm intolerant to it.

There may not be a good substitute for the mustard in this recipe. You may be able to omit it.
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Hilary
August 27 2020
If your mayonnaise curdles (i.e.is thin and watery, and separates), the container you’re making it in may be the problem. It needs to be just big enough to accommodate the head of the stick blender, but if it’s much larger than that the mayonnaise may not emulsify properly. (Thanks to the wonderful Serious Eats website for this tip.). I use a tall drinking glass of the right diameter. A good dollop of Dijon mustard in with the egg yolk/whole egg helps too, and so does putting the lemon (or lime, or yuzu) juice with the egg yolk. I like to use much more juice than suggested above: around 2 tablespoons/30ml, for a really good citrus taste.
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Whitney
September 6 2020
I've now made mayonnaise twice. I used different recipes (although somehow all recipes are nearly the same). Both times it separated but I was able to save it. Here's what I've learned:
1. Vitamix blender did not work so well. I think it cooked the mayonnaise - it got way too hot! Whisk is also possible but exhausting (I had muscle aches for days)! Immersion blender is a good compromise. But...as others have mentioned, use a vessel that is just slightly bigger than the immersion blender.
2. To save a broken mayo - you can prepare another egg yolk and then add the separated mayo to the egg yolk as if you were adding oil. Whisk or immersion blender worked for me.
3. My internet research (and other comments) tells me that in the beginning go very very very very slow - i think the Jamie Oliver YouTube video shows it the best - especially in the beginning, oil should be added drop by drop. After it begins to thicken, you can add oil in a "steady stream."
4. Maybe the key is to start just with the egg and mustard. Only at the end should you add the vinegar or lemon juice and salt.
5. For some reason, frozen egg yolks have more thickening power. I now can say this from experience. I saved my split mayo with some frozen egg yolks, and was able to add a lot more oil too, making a much bigger batch.
6. I have a cookbook (Simplicious by Sarah Wilson) which suggests to add a tablespoon of whey (i.e. the liquid leftover after straining yogurt to make thick Greek-style yoghurt) to make lacto-fermented condiments (you can preserve your own hot sauce and ketchup this way), let it sit out at room temperature a few hours, and then refrigerate. My mayo developed a slightly funky fermented, but not unpleasant, flavor, and lasted about 3 weeks in my refrigerator (until I ate it all).
7. I was not a fan of using olive oil - was too bitter. Avocado oil tasted good, and I had some rapeseed oil on hand (Rapsöl in German, similar to Canola) and it also tasted good.

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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
September 8 2020
Check this out for how to make perfect mayo every time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z64PIBz3y8Q&t=1s
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Maja
September 23 2020
Definitely not an idea to use olive oil, very bitter. Avocado oil is a must.

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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
September 23 2020

Definitely not an idea to use olive oil, very bitter. Avocado oil is a must.

The type and quality of olive oil will make a difference.
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joanna
October 12 2020
0.2 g net carbs per serving? how big is serving???

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
October 13 2020

0.2 g net carbs per serving? how big is serving???

That will depend on how much your batch expands as it emulsifies. As written, this makes 4 servings but you can use as little or as much as you need.
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Jamina
November 9 2020
avidin in raw eggs is not an issue for your dog, unless you feed ONLY the egg white, without the yolk and lots of it.
This myth is based on a study done on mice where they were only fed egg white for extended periods of time. unfortunately many vets jumped onto that myth, but one of them (Dr. Karen Becker) corrected herself since and wrote up an updated article and why she now again promotes the feeding of raw eggs.
My cats get about 2 raw eggs a week. always with the egg white.
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Kate
December 27 2020
Damn, I got an egg soup another time. How long do you make it?

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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
December 27 2020

Damn, I got an egg soup another time. How long do you make it?

Check out this video from Kristie for some helpful tips! https://www.dietdoctor.com/diet-doctor-explores-how-to-make-simple-ke...
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Bagira
January 4
Followed to a "t", blended for 10 minutes, but it never set.
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Richard
January 11
Well, that was a disaster. Don't think I wanted egg yolk and oil drink rather than mayo. The video has no relation whatsoever to the recipe above.

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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
January 11

Well, that was a disaster. Don't think I wanted egg yolk and oil drink rather than mayo. The video has no relation whatsoever to the recipe above.

I am sorry this one isn't working for you. The purpose of the video (https://www.dietdoctor.com/diet-doctor-explores-how-to-make-simple-keto-mayo) is to show the technique for making mayonnaise and the variety of ingredients you can use. The primary tip is to be sure to use a container that is only slightly larger than the immersion blender and hold the blender to the bottom until it begins to emulsify.
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derrick.farnell
January 17
I don't understand why the recipe advises to only add the oil very slowly, after mixing the yolk and mustard, when — as user Meighen pointed-out in a comment here of six years ago — you can just add all of the ingredients to your mixing container at the same time, and then zap it with a hand blender, starting with the head of the blender at the bottom of the container. This way, the process takes just a few seconds. Perhaps this only works with a tall container that's only a bit wider than the head of the blender, but given that the recipe requires a blender, I don't see why it can also require such a container.

I also don't understand why the instructions state to use only the yolk, when you can make the mayonnaise with a whole egg, and doing so probably reduces the chances of the mixture failing to thicken.

These two instructions are especially puzzling given that the Diet Doctor video on making mayonnaise instructs to add all of the ingredients to the container at the same time, including a whole egg! See:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z64PIBz3y8Q&t=1s

After three failed attempts to get the mixture to thicken by following the recipe, it worked first time, and within seconds, when I just put everything in the container at the same time, and used a whole egg.

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Reply to comment #180 by derrick.farnell
Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
January 18

I don't understand why the recipe advises to only add the oil very slowly, after mixing the yolk and mustard, when — as user Meighen pointed-out in a comment here of six years ago — you can just add all of the ingredients to your mixing container at the same time, and then zap it with a hand blender, starting with the head of the blender at the bottom of the container. This way, the process takes just a few seconds. Perhaps this only works with a tall container that's only a bit wider than the head of the blender, but given that the recipe requires a blender, I don't see why it can also require such a container.
I also don't understand why the instructions state to use only the yolk, when you can make the mayonnaise with a whole egg, and doing so probably reduces the chances of the mixture failing to thicken.
These two instructions are especially puzzling given that the Diet Doctor video on making mayonnaise instructs to add all of the ingredients to the container at the same time, including a whole egg! See:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z64PIBz3y8Q&t=1s
After three failed attempts to get the mixture to thicken by following the recipe, it worked first time, and within seconds, when I just put everything in the container at the same time, and used a whole egg.

The recipe has been updated as of Jan 14, 2021.

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derrick.farnell
January 19
Thanks — I printed the recipe just before the change.

However, the recipe still instructs to add the oil very gradually, whereas, as I said in my last comment, this isn't necessary — indeed, as I also said, your own video instructs to just add all of the ingredients at the start. Doing it this way is so much quicker and easier.

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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
January 20

Thanks — I printed the recipe just before the change.
However, the recipe still instructs to add the oil very gradually, whereas, as I said in my last comment, this isn't necessary — indeed, as I also said, your own video instructs to just add all of the ingredients at the start. Doing it this way is so much quicker and easier.

The technique may vary. Use the one that works best for you.

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derrick.farnell
January 20
I don't follow — if it makes no difference to the outcome whether you slowly add the oil while mixing, or add all of the oil to the other ingredients before mixing, why are you instructing the former, given that the latter is quicker and easier?
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derrick.farnell
January 29
I haven't received a response to my last question.

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 29

I haven't received a response to my last question.

I have asked the recipe team for assistance.
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Reply to comment #185 by derrick.farnell
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 1

I haven't received a response to my last question.

I received this response from the recipe team!
"Working the oil in slowly helps with oil emulsification, especially if you're making a larger batch to keep in the fridge. If the other way works for him, he should stick to it."
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Margo
4 days ago
I am so impressed. I followed the recipe and instructions to a T and I have a batch of delicious Mayo.
I used an immersion blender and a 12oz wide mouth Ball jar. It is cooling in the fridge as we speak. Just hope it doesn't
separate.

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Reply to comment #188 by Margo
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
4 days ago

I am so impressed. I followed the recipe and instructions to a T and I have a batch of delicious Mayo.
I used an immersion blender and a 12oz wide mouth Ball jar. It is cooling in the fridge as we speak. Just hope it doesn't
separate.

Fantastic! I am glad that this recipe was such a success for you!

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