Mayonnaise is known for its versatility—on some days, it serves as a salad dressing and doubles as a dip for snacks on other days. Most mayonnaise brands contain eggs, and therefore are deemed inconsumable for vegans. In such cases, an alternative to conventional mayonnaise is eggless mayonnaise. A major advantage of eggless mayonnaise is that it has a relatively higher shelf life than conventional mayonnaise. Read on to know how you can prepare eggless mayonnaise that is as tasty as conventional mayonnaise.
Health Benefits:
Eggless mayonnaise is devoid of high amounts of cholesterol present in eggs. Black pepper, mustard, and lemon juice have anti-inflammatory properties that help the body ward off infections.
Ingredients
Cream: ¼ cup
Mustard paste: ¼ tsp
lemon Juice: ½ tsp
salt: a pinch or two
Black pepper (in powder form): ½ tsp
Sunflower Oil: ¾ cup
How To Make Eggless Mayonnaise Recipe
Method of Preparation:
- Toss some cream into a bowl and add mustard paste, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Whip all the ingredients together into a smooth mixture and some oil.
- Continue to whip the mixture as you keep adding more oil.
That right there is your eggless mayonnaise.
Remember that you are at liberty to use more than a pinch of salt, depending on your palette and health requirements. Lack of eggs doesn’t really affect the taste of eggless mayonnaise, because cream does a pretty good job of making your mayonnaise as delicious as regular mayonnaise. When you’re expecting visitors and unsure if there are any vegans among them, eggless mayonnaise is a safe bet. There is also no need to worry if you make an excess of this dish--you can trust that it will last a lot longer than conventional mayonnaise!
Trivia
- The origin of the word ‘mayonnaise’ comes from an old French word moyeu, which means egg yolk.
- Mayonnaise has many uses apart from serving as a condiment. You can use it to remove crayon marks off walls, exfoliate you face, treat sunburns etc.