Herb Mayonnaise

Recipe by Mat Follas for The happy egg co.

Herb Mayonnaise

SERVES 4

Herb of your choice, finely chopped

1 Happy Egg
pinch salt
200ml rapeseed or sunflower or olive oil
1 tsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice

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To make the Mayonnaise
Forget dripping oil and whisking endlessly to make a mayonnaise ...
you don't have to ... this takes 30 seconds !  This has taken all the
pain out of making mayonnaise for me ... use a stick blender

Olive oil gives a lot of flavour on its own, so I use mostly sunflower
with a little olive oil for a nice balance or an extra virgin rapeseed
oil makes a wonderful bright yellow nutty mayonnaise

Put the Happy Egg into a container just wider than your stick
blender (I often use a large mug) then add 150-200ml oil, vinegar
and lemon juice

Mix, holding the stick blender over the yolk on the bottom of the
container for the first 10 seconds, then slowly drag the blender up the
container until all of the oil is mixed in and a mayonnaise is formed

You can then add other flavours; chopped wild garlic, dill or fennel
fronds for fish, capers for shellfish. It’s worth noting that flavours
intensify over a while, so be cautious with garlic, especially as it
will get much stronger in flavour after an hour or so.

This keeps fine for two days but it’s so easy, I usually make it
fresh. Serve with smoked mackerel and fresh salad leaves

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