Mayonnaise

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Mayonnaise

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I never mayonnaise entirely with olive oil, as this does not produce the right mellow flavour, for my taste, so I choose a more neutral oil. The risk of curdling can be minimised if you use all ingredients at room temperature, including the egg.

Ingredients

1 large organic free-range egg yolk
salt
pepper
200 ml/7 oz sunflower oil, groundnut oil or grapeseed oil
lemon juice or wine vinegar
2 tablespoons boiling water
garlic, peeled and crushed ? as much or as little as you like
100 ml/3 ? oz extra virgin olive oil, but see recipe

Preparation: 30 Total Time: 30min

Directions

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Put the egg yolk in a bowl and season lightly. Add the first lot of oil to the egg in the initial stages with a very sparing hand, literally drop by drop, and beating in each addition of oil before adding the next.

Source: Frances Bissell