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Best Homemade Mayonaise Recipe

This foolproof homemade mayonaise is creamy, customizable, and ready in just 5 minutes—made with simple pantry ingredients and an immersion blender for perfect emulsification every time.
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: Universal
Calories: 100
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 cup avocado oil or light olive, canola, or sunflower oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 –1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Choose a tall, narrow container that fits your immersion blender. Warm the container slightly to help maintain ingredient temperature.
  2. Add egg, Dijon mustard, salt, and lemon juice to the bottom of the container. Pour oil over the top and let sit 15–30 seconds.
  3. Place immersion blender over the egg yolk and blend on high for 10–15 seconds without moving. Once thickening begins, slowly move the blender upward until fully emulsified.
  4. Check texture. If too thin, add an additional egg yolk and blend briefly. Season with more lemon juice or salt to taste.
  5. Let mayonnaise rest for 10 minutes for flavors to meld before serving.

Notes

Always use room-temperature ingredients—cold eggs are the number one cause of mayonnaise breaking.