Mayonnaise Recipe

Making homemade mayonnaise is super easy if you have a blender. The only trick is figuring out which oil to use to suit your tastes. I have played around with homemade mayonnaise for some time. I have tried canola oil, extra virgin olive oil, vegetable oil and various spices. The combinations are endless!

Here is the recipe for our favorite simple mayonnaise:
1-2 eggs
1 cup light olive oil (surprisingly, extra virgin tastes too strong here)
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt

First crack eggs in a blender, add lemon juice and salt. Start blender and slowly add half of the oil through the feed tube or hole in the top of the blender. Watch for the mayo to thicken and then slowly add the rest of the oil. Voila! You have homemade mayonnaise!

Try this recipe and let us know what you think. Later, you may want to experiment with adding a tad of dry mustard or other spices. I love Mark Bittman's cookbook, How to Cook Everything that is where I first learned about homemade mayonnaise. How to Cook Everything is one of my staple cookbooks in the kitchen. It also has other recipes for mayonnaise to try.