Simple Homemade Mayo

Summer is around the corner which means all sorts of cold salads, sandwiches and the usual delicious warm weather foods. If you want a way to level up your from scratch summer food (really all year long), you will love this simple homemade mayo.

If you have never had homemade mayo you are surely missing out… the difference is night and day from your run of the mill store-bought version!

Whether you’re making potato salad, chicken salad, egg salad or just smothering it on your sandwich, you will never want to have anything but the delicious homemade version again.

Made with simple, wholesome ingredients, this simple homemade mayo will be a new easy staple in your from scratch kitchen.

Why You Will Love This Simple Homemade Mayo

Simple – Using only a few ingredients, this mayonnaise is simple to whip up in just a few minutes.

Healthy – Much healthier than their seed oil relatives at the store, this homemade version has clean ingredients you will feel good about feeding to your family

Delicious – You will never want to have mayo any other way after making this simple homemade mayonnaise. Your family will notice the difference!

What makes this simple homemade mayonnaise different?

Most store-bought mayonnaise brands use seed oils as well as additives in their mayo that aren’t very good for us. They do this to save on costs and make their product shelf stable.

A simple homemade mayo is made with just a handful of fresh, high quality ingredients and it’s obvious in the taste. I never liked mayo growing up and wouldn’t touch it, but I absolutely love this homemade version.

Ingredients

Avocado oil
Egg
Lemon juice
Dijon mustard
Salt, pepper and garlic powder

Tools You Will Need

Pint sized mason jar
Immersion blender

How to Make This Simple Homemade Mayo Recipe

Step 1 – Measure out avocado oil (1 cup, 218 g) into a pint-sized mason jar.

Step 2 – To the oil add egg, dijon mustard (1 tbsp, about 16 g), juice of one lemon, salt (1 tsp), pepper (1/2 tsp) and garlic powder (1/2 tsp).

Step 3 – Lower your immersion blender into the oil until it sits just above the egg at the bottom of the jar. Then begin blending and work the immersion blender up and down until a thick mayonnaise forms.

Step 4 – Cover with a lid and refrigerate for up to 5 days. Use as a 1:1 replacement for store-bought mayo and enjoy!

For a visual, check out these step by step images!

Substitutions

Avocado oil – you can use olive oil in place of avocado oil, although some don’t prefer the strong olive oil flavor we make this substitution often and enjoy it
Lemon juice – if you do not have fresh lemon juice, use a tbsp of bottle lemon juice or white vinegar
Dijon mustard – if you don’t have dijon mustard on hand you can use regular mustard

How to Use the Best Mayonnaise Recipe

You can use this simple homemade mayo just like would use store-bought mayonnaise.

Some of my favorite ways to use it:

• Spread on sandwiches
• Chicken salad
• Egg salad
• Potato salad
• Coleslaw
• Homemade salad dressings

Where to buy ingredients to make this simple homemade mayonnaise recipe?

Most of these ingredients can be bought at your local grocery store, but these are my favorite places to purchase them

Avocado oil – You can find affordable avocado oil at Walmart or Aldi, or if you want to purchase in bulk you can buy it in larger quantities from Azure Standard.

Eggs – Because this recipe contains a raw egg, I prefer to make sure I source them from a high quality source. We get our eggs from our own backyard chickens, but you can probably find local eggs if you don’t have hens of your own.

Salt – While any salt will work, I love using a high quality, mineral rich salt like this one from Redmond Real salt.

Lemon juice, mustard and spices – Source from your local grocery store or wherever you prefer to shop.

Simple Homemade Mayo FAQ

Is this a healthy mayonnaise recipe?

Yes, this homemade mayo is healthy! Much healthier than the highly processed versions you will find in the stores, this mayo is made with only simple, clean ingredients.

Can I make this ahead?

You can make this a day or two ahead yes. I like to do this if I am prepping a cold salad to take somewhere like potato salad or coleslaw. However, I would not waiting too long to use it as fresh, homemade mayo doesn’t have a super long shelf life.

What is the best way to store it?

In a jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Can I sub olive oil for the avocado oil?

Yes, you can definitely sub olive oil for the avocado oil. I have heard some people say they don’t like the taste of homemade mayonnaise with olive oil, but we don’t mind it one bit.