French · Sauce / condiment

Homemade Mayonnaise

Name: Homemade Mayonnaise
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6 · About 300 ml
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks, at room temperature; ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste; 360 ml sunflower oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed, plus more to taste

A hand-whisked or mixer-made mayonnaise with just egg yolks, oil, lemon and salt. Add the oil slowly at the start and it will never break.

YieldServes 6 · About 300 ml
Hands-on15 min
Total20 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

2egg yolks, at room temperature
½ tspsalt, plus more to taste
360 mlsunflower oil
2 tbsplemon juice, freshly squeezed, plus more to taste

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Sunflower seeds
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stand mixer

Season

Any season

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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