Make your own Mayo, whipped dressing, or spread in a few simple steps!

You might wonder why you would want to spend the time to make your own mayo/whipped dressing/spread when you can simply pick one up off the shelf at the grocery store. If you look at the ingredients list on the jar you'll find all these chemicals and preservatives. These are things that I don't want to put into my body, and maybe, now that you think about it, you don't really want to either. This is a recipe that is simple to make, and easy to alter to suit your favorite flavors and spices. And here's one more secret, this spread works really well as a marinade, instead of margarine/butter on a hearty sandwich, and even mixed into pasta or layered into lasagna.

Ingredients: This will make a basic mayo

1 egg
1/2 lemon (juice only)
1 tsp honey or sugar
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 cup oil (different oils give different flavors, so choose your favorite, or mix it up)

Directions:

Using an immersion blender mix egg, lemon juice, honey, and sea salt.
Very very slowly add in a little bit of oil at a time, and mix until blended before adding more oil. The key is to be patient, and keep blending. If you add too much oil too fast, the oil will separate from the egg. Once you have a nice Mayo, then whip in add-ins of your choice.The flavor will settle after several hours in the fridge, so do not fret too much if you feel the flavor is too strong initially. 

Add ins: This will make your result go from plain old mayo to fantastically tasty! The options are pretty endless, but here are a few suggestions to get you started.

Option 1)

1 TBSP parsley
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp basil

Option 2)

1 TBSP green onion
1/2 clove garlic
1 tsp oregano

Option 3)

3-4 cherry tomatoes
1/2 TBSP parsley
1 tsp tumeric
1/2 tsp cumin

Store this in the refrigerator. So far, I've used it all up at the end of a week, so I don't know exactly how long it stays good. IF you find out, let me know... but I can't imagine that happening knowing how good it tastes... unless of course the jar happens to get hidden behind everything after grocery day.

Did you try this and came up with your own add-in combination that is super flavorful? Leave a comment and let me know!