- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar’ or lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder or French mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- pinch pepper
- vegetable bouillon powder
- 550 mls sunflower (safflower olive) oil
Put all ingredients into a blender except the oil and process at top speed for 45 seconds
Then slowly trickle the oil through the hole in the top of the blender in a thin continuous stream.
When the mayonnaise starts to take, the sound of the blender will change.
This recipe makes just over a cup .
Keep in an air tight jar in the fridge for a few days.
Variations- Horseradish- add a teaspoon of finely grated horseradish
- Garlic - add a small crushed clove of garlic
- Mint-blend in a handful of clean de-stalked fresh mint leaves
- Curry - add ½ teaspoon curry and a dash of nutmeg
- Cheese and Onion- add as little grated parmesan, chopped spring onion or
chives.