The Best Chipotle Lime Mayo Made with Avocado Oil
This is the absolute easiest homemade mayonnaise recipe that can be made from start to finish in under a minute with just a few simple ingredients!
Servings: 20
Calories: 100kcal
Ingredients
- 1 whole egg
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon spicy chipotle powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon cracked red pepper
- 1 cup avocado oil
Instructions
- Add the whole egg, lemon or lime juice, sea salt, dijon mustard, spicy chipotle powder, smoked paprika, red pepper and avocado oil to a pint jar in the order the ingredients are listed.
- Use an immersion blender to blend the ingredients into mayonnaise. Start at the bottom and slowly work your way up the jar, watching as the ingredients solidify and turn a rich yellow color. Once the immersion blender reaches the top of the contents of the jar, there should be no more liquid avocado oil or oil pockets left - only thick, solid mayonnaise.
- If you see liquid pockets, just run the immersion blender through the mayo again. This entire process should take about 30 seconds.
- Serve the mayo right away or store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. See the tips section for a trick to make it last longer in the fridge!
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Notes
Tips
- Make sure your ingredients are at room temperature before you blend. Using a cold egg with room-temperature oil could cause problems with emulsification and risk of natural separation.
- Add a tiny bit of fresh whey to the jar before you blend and your mayo will last over a month in the fridge since whey can act as a natural preservative.
- For mayo lovers - triple the batch and make it in a quart jar if you go through lots of mayo. This will come in especially useful if you'll be making delicious recipes such as home-style fries or crab cakes with a side of chipotle lime mayo, potato salads, delicious dressing for salads or dipping sauce with your mayo.
- Get creative with some add-ins - leave out the mustard, chipotle powder & paprika for a regular mayo, or add in garlic and herbs for a delicious garlic-herb mayo. You can also add in jalapeno peppers and fresh cilantro for a spicy punch!
Storage
Store your jar of mayo in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or longer if you add whey as a natural preservative. Homemade mayonnaise can not be frozen as it will not maintain the proper texture after freezing.Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.2g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 106IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg
