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Mayonnaise

  

 

 I have been getting a TON of questions about my being on the Trim Healthy Mama plan. 

I've been able to follow it and adapt it to my family very easily. I tend to do better on low carb eating anyway, which means higher, good fats.  Darn. 

I've been on the quest to eating as clean as possible and once I knew I could eat mayo without guilt and actually read the label, I could no longer eat it without guilt. The crap in a jar of mayonnaise is staggering. Go check it out. It's a jar o junk. 

So I decided to make my own. Very easy. Very. I'm so impressed with myself ;) 

I have find it doesn't last NEARLY as long as the store bought, because, well, all the JUNK to keep its shelf life longer. So I make it a small batch at a time and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. 

Mayonnaise 

  • 1 egg 
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard 
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar 
  • Juice of half a lemon-a fresh lemon 
  • 3/4 Cup avocado oil 

I mix mine in, what else, a mason jar :) Mix all the ingredients except oil. Whisk together-I use a hand held whisk attachment on my hand held blender. Whisk til blended. Then slowly-ever so slowly, add your oil. Blend til thick and creamy and mayonnaise-y. 

I use avocado oil because it's pretty much flavorless and light. 

Your flavor options are endless. Add a clove of minced garlic, some chopped rosemary, use apple cider vinegar or red wine or even balsamic vinegar instead of the white wine vinegar. 

I use it for anything and everything you'd use mayonnaise for. I pretty much have to control the urge to lick the beater. It's that good.