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

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9 Responses to “Goat Cheese and Sundried Tomato Appetizers”

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Joelen — April 8, 2009 at 12:56 pm

These look amazing and what a great entry to this month’s Tasty Tools! Thanks for your submission! 🙂
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Melissa — April 8, 2009 at 2:14 pm

Ooohhh….I love sun dried tomatoes & goat cheese, I’ll have to try these.
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Amy Kingman — April 8, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Wow! Delicious!!!! I’m totally gonna have to make these!
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Mermaid Sweets — April 8, 2009 at 7:30 pm

I am a sucker for sundried tomatoes and basil. And I host a lot and this looks like a great app to have. Thanks,
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Stephanie Wagner — April 9, 2009 at 1:26 am

These look cute and delish! You’ve turned me into a big fan of goat cheese. So mild and tasty!
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Jen — April 9, 2009 at 1:56 am

So glad you’re starting to like goat cheese Steph – I live on it since it’s easier for me to digest than cow’s milk cheese.
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the happy couple — April 9, 2009 at 9:49 pm

love this! i am a vegetarian and i married a carnivore (www.cooking4carnivores.com) and i am always looking for ways to sneak him vegetables. i think a little spinach in these would do the trick. thanks for the idea!
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Ashley — April 11, 2009 at 5:31 pm

These look wonderful! I love goat cheese…yum!
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Elizabeth — April 22, 2009 at 1:07 am

This looks great – I love all the ingredients!