Many people new to eating whole foods are intimidated by making mayonnaise. I know I was. Its tricky business! So I thought I would share my attempt. This isnt the first time Ive made mayo. Ive tried a handful of times but Ive only been successful once before.
First my very simple ingredients:
1 egg
1 Tbs apple cider vinegar
sea salt
3/4 cup extra light olive oil
The first step is to put everything in a food processor except the oil.
Next I put the lid on and hit blend for about 5 seconds. If your food processor has more than one speed you need to do this on low. Mine is a cheapo so I only have one speed "on".
Next very slowly drizzle in the oil while continuing to blend. Once all the oil is added continue blending for another 5 seconds and voila! Perfect mayonnaise! Well sort of. This is what I got the first try:
As you can see it was very thin and runny but I had more time so I decided to give it another go.
This time I blended for about 10 seconds before I added the oil. I also made certain that it was blending while I added the oil. The first time I think I took my finger off the button and replaced it to start the processor a couple of seconds after I started pouring the oil. This is what I got the second try:
Success! A nice thick mayonnaise. Here is a picture of my first and second try next to each other so you can see the difference:
source: theprimalhome
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