Garlic Basil Mayonnaise

Recipe Ingredients

1/3 cup	78ml	Vegetable oil
1		Egg
4		Garlic cloves - to taste, up to 7
1/2 cup	118ml	Spicy globe or lemon basil - - tightly packed
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Dry mustard or
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dijon-style mustard
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lemon juice or cider vinegar
1		Sugar
		Salt and pepper - to taste
2/3 cup	157ml	Olive oil

Recipe Instructions

Put all ingredients except the olive oil in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade.

Puree for 1 minute, then slowly add the olive oil with the machine still running. Stop as soon as all the olive oil has been added and the oil has emulsified. Do not over blend.

A tablespoon of hot water blended into the finished mayonnaise will stabilize it.

"The Herb Companion" writes: "Try this spread with meats, grilled chicken, and vegetables, on sandwiches, and in salads." Recipe from Karen Potter Morrione/Atlanta, GA in "Kitchen Table: Where Herbs and Spices Make a Difference" column in "The Herb Companion."

Source:
Taste of Home Magazine, Aug/Sept '96, p. 41

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