A note about homemade mayonnaise: it’s easy, and it took me twenty-five years of mayo adoration to discover I’d never buy a jar of it again.
By Jacqui Gabel
The arm you whisk with will pinch a little at the crook of your elbow, but if you keep your eyes on the prize, a gorgeous whip of pale yellow mayonnaise will develop sooner than you can say wheresthefuckinghellmans.
White Summer Slaw
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
A note about homemade mayonnaise: it’s easy, and it took me twenty-five years of mayo adoration to discover I’d never buy a jar of it again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups of shredded white cabbage
- 1 red onion, sliced
- handful of chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/3 cup homemade mayonnaise
- apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- honey
- salt and pepper
Mayonnaise
- 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cold water
- 3/4 cup canola oil or another neutral oil – but not olive, which will make your mayo bitter.
Instructions
Mayo
- Whisk together all ingredients except the oil until frothy. Then, add the oil drop by drop while whisking fast. If you add the oil too quickly, your mayonnaise will break – if it does, no big deal. Start over. Once the mayonnaise starts emulsifying and expanding, you can add the oil in a slow, steady stream while continuing to whisk.
Slaw
- Mix 6 cups of shredded white cabbage with 1 red onion, sliced. Add a handful of chopped fresh cilantro. Whisk together 1/3 cup homemade mayonnaise with apple cider vinegar or lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper, all to taste, until it’s as sweet or acidic as you like. Eat straight, or atop pulled pork on a sandwich.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Category: Side
