How to Make a Simple Homemade Avocado Oil Mayo

Healthy avocado oil mayonnaise is easy to create right at home. Made with only a few simple ingredients, it can be whipped up quickly for use in a variety of recipes, and is very inexpensive compared to store-bought mayonnaise. All the health benefits without the additional cost? A win win!

Why is Avocado Oil Mayo Better?

Avocado oil is rich in healthy fats and full of nutrients like monounsaturated fats. I personally love to use it in almost all of my dough recipes, and use it often in homemade salad dressings. It has a mild, neutral flavor, making it great for use in many different recipes.

Homemade mayonnaise is essentially a blend of oil, eggs, and a few seasonings. Pretty simple, right? Many of the jars you find on the shelves at grocery stores boast an ingredient list that includes inflammatory oils like soybean and canola oil, preservatives and artificial flavors. At this time, more and more research is being done on soybean and canola oils specifically, and how they are affecting our overall health.

Note: If I do ever find myself picking up a jar of mayo at the grocery store, I always spring for the Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Mayo.

This homemade avocado oil mayo recipe is a great way to make a simple swap in your kitchen for healthier, more wholesome food. And its very easy to make.

Let’s get started!

Ingredients

This homemade avocado oil mayo is made with just a few staple ingredients that are likely already hanging around your kitchen.

• Avocado oil
• Egg
• Dijon mustard
• Lemon juice
• Salt

Recommended Tools

I highly highly recommend an immersion blender for making your own homemade mayo. They are relatively inexpensive (I got mine for $20), although you can spend much more. They come in handy not only for homemade mayo, but for from scratch salad dressings, pureeing soups, making smoothies and other drinks, and even gravy! I use mine often for a variety of things. I have linked one below.

Method

This recipe requires only a few ingredients and comes together in minutes. It really is very simple! I also love that it can be made in one jar, therefore minimizing clean up.

1. Add 1 egg, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt to a wide mouth mason jar. Using a measuring cup, measure out 1 cup of avocado oil and then add it to the jar.
2. Next, take an immersion blender and beginning at the bottom of the jar, begin to blend the egg until it is white and creamy. This should happen very quickly!
3. For best results, be sure to keep the immersion blender at the bottom of the jar until the mayo starts to set. Once it has started to set, you can begin moving the immersion blender up and down to further incorporate the oil.
4. Continue blending until all the ingredients are fully incorporated, about 1-2 minutes.
5. Done! Easy peasy.

Can I Make Homemade Mayo in a Regular Blender or Food Processor?

I have tried this many times with inconsistent success. Most of the time, the mayo ends up a greasy, runny mess and I have to start over. An immersion blender has worked for me every time. It is well worth the investment!

Is it Safe to Eat Raw Eggs?

We get our eggs from trusted local sources, so we are comfortable with it. There are many sources that also state that pasteurized eggs are okay to consume raw. I wouldn’t recommend it if you are pregnant, but this is something you will have to evaluate on your own. The egg cannot be substituted in this recipe.

Note: I have seen some recipes call for room temperature egg yolks, but I have just always pulled the egg straight from the refrigerator for use with no issue.

Do I Have to Use Avocado Oil?

I prefer to use avocado oil because it offers a neutral flavor similar to regular mayo. It’s also very good for you! You can substitute olive oil, although it will give the mayo a slightly different flavor. Canola or vegetable oil will also work, although I prefer not to use either of those oils in my recipes.

My local Aldi sells avocado oil for $5.99 a bottle. I also occasionally buy it through Thrive Market!

How to Store

This homemade mayo will store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. Unlike conventional mayo, it is made without preservatives, so it is important to note that it will not last near as long in the fridge. It makes a little over a cup of mayo, so I will store it in a mason jar in the fridge for use in recipes over the next few days. I have found the best way to go about this is to make it when I am planning some recipes that I could use it in. love using it in homemade salad dressings, as well as in chicken salad sandwiches or as a condiment on burgers and sandwiches.

Recipe Ideas

This homemade mayo pairs works great as a condiment for burgers and sandwiches! Try it with our favorite sandwich bread or brioche hamburger buns!

You can use this mayo as a base for many other homemade condiments, like this copycat Chick-fil-A sauce.

Tips for Success

• Do not turn the immersion blender on until it is submerged in the oil.
• Keep the immersion blender at the bottom of the jar until the mayo is at least 3/4 of the way set. Then, you can begin to move it up and down. This is key, and helps result in a thick, creamy mayonnaise.
• The mayo should start to set immediately upon blending. If it doesn’t, you’ll need to start over.
• If your mayo turns out watery, that’s okay. Don’t panic! Just pour it into another wide mouth jar and add another egg, the lemon juice, and mustard. Pour the broken mayo over the top of the new ingredients and blend again. I do not add anymore oil or salt if I have to make it again.
• I highly recommend using wide mouth mason jars. The immersion blender will easily fit into the jar.
• This mayo could easily be customized with the addition of different spices. Adding in a little chipotle pepper would make an easy chipotle mayo if you like things with a little kick!

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• Immersion Blender
• Wide mouth mason jars

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