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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Beautifully dressed or tarty?


Got your attention?  Nothing to do with clothes.  One blogger described my humour as 'droll'; well, probably.


I haven't bought Mayonnaise since last summer.  I found this recipe online but I'm afraid I've forgotten where, so my apologies to the person who thought it up and thank you!


Ingredients
2 egg yolks
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground mustard
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 cup canola or vegetable oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, or lime


Method
Place the first 5 ingredients into blender and blend on low speed for 2 minutes.  


Still on low speed, gradually drizzle in half a cup of oil, add lemon juice and slowly add the remainder of the oil.


Notes
Depending on the vinegar used, you can get a different taste.  I'm currently using White Balsamic Vinegar and love the taste.  


I once made it up, did the taste test at the end and it was really tarty.  I realised that I had left the salt out!  That tiny bit of salt really takes the edge off. 


I make a very tasty Coleslaw by adding a few dollops of this and a few sloshes of Caesar. 


Beautiful, creamy Mayo!

Tartare Sauce
Make the basic recipe above and add 1 tbsp chopped capers and 2 tbsp chopped gherkins. Optional extras are 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley and 2 tsp grated lemon rind.  




The end result is a delicious tartare sauce to have plate-side with fish or spread on wafers under tomato and spring onion for lunch.  

6 comments:

steven said...

alaine thanks for elevating my expectations of mayo and tartare sauce! these will be given a chance to shine this weekend!! steven

Wanda..... said...

Years ago I made fresh mayonaise a few times, will try this recipe for sure, Alaine!

alaine@éclectique said...

Steven...hope you like it. I make it often, as we've been having salads right through the cold months.

alaine@éclectique said...

Wanda...enjoy! I love that photo of you!

Renée Finberg said...

i adore capers and had no idea that they might be in tartar sauce!

who knew?
xx

alaine@éclectique said...

Renée....me too, they always add something to the right dish, don't they!