Paleo Mayonnaise

I love egg salad, ranch dressing, I love sauce.  When I switched to eating paleo and cut out the processed pre-packaged foods, I really missed the sauces and dips.  I set out on a mission to make a good mayonnaise.  I read recipes and recipes, and I tried more than I care to admit before I found one that 1. actually worked, and 2. tasted good.  I had given up, it was becoming quite expensive to keep failing.   I decided to try one more time when I saw the recipe in the EveryDay Paleo cookbook.

I can't be bothered to look the recipe up in the book, so I am just going to tell you how I make it!  Techniques used have developed over my multiple failures. lol

Glad I have saved all my containers!!

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 squeeze of yellow mustard (approximately 1 teaspoon - no more otherwise it tastes mustardy)
• salt - (i have a few grinds of my sea salt grinder)
• pinch of cayenne pepper (this is totally optional, i only do it occasionally) 
• 1/2 -1 cup light olive oil (add olive oil until you get the consistency you want)

Directions:

• You need an immersion (stick) blender, and a mixing bowl that the blender fits into snugly.
• add the egg yolks, mustard, vinegar and salt to the bowl and pulse a few times
• very very slowly add the olive oil little bits at a time (that's how slowly you need to add it)
• start the blender at the bottom of the container and gradually move it to the top. repeat.
• continue to add the olive oil slowly until you get the consistency you want
• once the liquid starts emulsify (thicken), you can add the olive oil a little quicker

This is my go too recipe for mayo, and the family loves it!!

Happy Mixing!

JoJo!!