Homemade Mayo

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

There are some things I absolutely love about this time of year.

Cookouts with friends.
Being able to be outside without sweating from head to toe.
Tomatoes. Oh fresh tomatoes. Absolutely nothing beats a perfectly ripened tomato.

Hubby and I have been getting about 10 big tomatoes in our CSA for the past few weeks. It’s been amazing. We’ve been eating tomatoes in all sorts of salads, sandwiches, and just sliced and seasoned.

It was actually Hubby’s mom who encouraged me to make homemade mayo. She told me that it was really easy and really brightens a tomato sandwich. And boy was she right.

Now when I say making mayo is really easy, I’m not kidding. It takes about 2 minutes total. You put most of the ingredients in your food process or blender. Once everything has been whizzed around, you stream in a mixture of olive oil and canola oil while the food processor is still running. After about a minute, you have this:

Who knew mayo could be so pretty to look at… I used garlic olive oil to give my mayo a garlic kick. That’s one of the great things about making your own mayo. You can throw in flavored oils, or mix up the spices to your tastes.

I have been eating tomato, mayo, and lettuce sandwiches every day since I made this mayo. It pairs so well with the fresh tomatoes, I can’t imagine ever buying mayo again.

Homemade Mayo

Yield: ~1 1/4 cups

Ingredients:

1 egg
1 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 scant cup canola oil

Directions:

Add the egg, dry mustard, salt, sugar, and vinegar or lemon juice to your food processor or blender. Process until completely mixed.

Turn on your food processor and slowly stream the oils into the food processor. Once all the oil has been added, process an extra 30 second.

Cover and store in the fridge.

Recipe from Joy of Cooking

Better than Store Bought

2 comments »

17 Responses to “Dorito Oreo Popcorn”

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Ashley — January 30, 2013 at 9:51 am
I am intrigued! I like Oreos and Doritos separately, so I will have to give this popcorn a try. My three-year-old is King of Interesting Combinations, so I know I’ll have a buddy to share it with. 🙂
- beantownbaker — January 30th, 2013 @ 12:12 pm
  
  Hubby definitely kind of gave me a weird look when I was chowing down on this 😉
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chelsea @ serves two — January 30, 2013 at 11:30 pm
no way! i just posted some doritos chocolate chip cookies on my blog! love the chocolate/dorito combo! this looks super delish 🙂
- beantownbaker — January 31st, 2013 @ 1:59 pm
  
  That is crazy! I bet Doritos in cookies is amazing!
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Karen — February 1, 2013 at 12:32 am

Love this idea! Definitely going to try it soon. I am also thinking Sun Chips would be an awesome part of the combination
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nicole @ i am a Honey Bee — February 1, 2013 at 4:06 pm
this is weird… I like it.
- beantownbaker — February 3rd, 2013 @ 9:47 pm
  
  weird? absolutely. delicous? for sure 😉
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Megan — February 1, 2013 at 7:22 pm
What an interesting combo. I always did popcorn, Sourpatch Kids, and Raisinets at the movies, so I can see how this would work.
- beantownbaker — February 3rd, 2013 @ 9:47 pm
  
  Woah – now that’s an interesting combination. I like all of those things separately. I’m going to have to try them all together the next time I go to a movie.
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Kris @everywhereorange.com — February 2, 2013 at 4:38 pm
This sounds amazing. i should admit that i am 37 weeks pregnant and have eaten a ton of oreos and doritos this pregnancy, why oh why didn’t i think to put them together!!! thank you!!!!
- beantownbaker — February 3rd, 2013 @ 9:46 pm
  
  Haha, glad I gave you the idea. Hope you like them together 😉
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Erica @ In and Around Town — February 5, 2013 at 10:39 am
This combination is crazy, but that just means I am going to have to go home and try it. This could totally hit the spot I am sure 🙂
- beantownbaker — February 6th, 2013 @ 11:43 am
  
  Let me know what you think if you do try it
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Joy — February 7, 2013 at 8:57 am
I happen to think this sounds perfect, and not at all strange. But i’m the girl that likes to eat dortitos inside my PB&J sandwiches, and dip french fries in milkshakes…..so to me this makes sense! I’ll have to give it a try – thanks for posting!
- beantownbaker — February 7th, 2013 @ 6:20 pm
  
  OMG I totally forgot about Doritos inside a PB&J!! I used to do that too. MMmmm.
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Sues — February 7, 2013 at 11:08 am
OK this is totally weird, but I would totally eat it. Talk about a junk food dream!
- beantownbaker — February 7th, 2013 @ 6:18 pm
  
  It’s totally a junk food dream 🙂