5 Minute Basil Mayo Recipe (From Scratch)
on Aug 06, 2024, Updated Mar 28, 2025
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This 5-Minute Basil Mayo Recipe could not be easier, and it’s made from scratch! We know making your own homemade mayonnaise sounds complicated, but all it takes is a simple technique, and then you’re in business! It’s a blend of egg yolks, neutral oil (we are using avocado oil), fresh lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Then all you need is fresh basil to add even more flavor.
Spread this basil mayonnaise on our BLT Sandwich.
Recipe Ingredients
Egg yolks: We are making homemade mayo here as the base of our basil mayo! If you don’t want to do this, use store-bought mayo, and blend with lemon and basil.
Lemon juice and vinegar: The acidity of lemon and vinegar pair beautifully with this basil mayo. Also, this helps emulsify the mayo.
Kosher salt and black pepper: Just simple seasoning needed for this mayo! But feel free to add any other seasonings, like a fresh garlic clove.
Fresh basil leaves: Fragrant basil is blended in with this mayo, leaving the mayo both looking visually beautiful from the vibrant green but also fragrant and flavorful also.
If you want to add more flavor, you can opt to add Garlic Confit.
How to Make Basil Mayo From Scratch
Prepare your Mayo: In a mason jar, food processor, or narrow deep cup, add your egg yolk, lemon juice, salt, vinegar, avocado oil, and basil.
Blend: Take an immersion blender and put the blade on the bottom of the cup. Start on low speed and keep the blade towards the bottom of the jar. Allow it to get emulsified and once you see the oils mixing with the yolk, pulse and pull up, slowly, for about 2 to 3 minutes. Your mayo should form this way, be thick and creamy.
Serve or Store: Cover tightly and transfer to the fridge until ready to serve. Save in the fridge for up to a week.
Serving Recommendations
The basil mayo is a great base for so many different uses!
- Salad Dressing: Use this basil mayo as a base to toss with greens, or to serve on a Nicoise Salad.
- Dip: You can simply use this basil mayo to serve alongside fresh veggies for dipping! Opt to mix in some Greek yogurt or sour cream to round out the dip.
- French Fries: Serve alongside french fries for all the dipping your heart desires, like our Easy Crispy Parmesan Truffle Fries. It’s the perfect condiment for fries and alongside our Steak Frites.
- Spread: Spread the mayo on your favorite sandwich, like our classic BLT Sandwich, or a Burger.
Basil Mayo FAQs
Store your mayo in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Spread your mayo on a sandwich, like our BLT! You can also use it as a base for any salads, dipped alongside french fries or paired with our Steak Frites, or even tossed over potato salads, or even as the creamy dressing in a chicken salad.
This is a homemade mayo, so we are using egg yolks. If you don’t want to use egg yolks, just simply blend store-bought regular mayo with lemon juice, basil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Adjust with olive oil for extra creaminess if you prefer!
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5-Minute Basil Mayo Recipe (From Scratch)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice, adjust more to taste
- Kosher salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
- 1 cup avocado oil, or neutral oil of choice
- 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- In a mason jar, food processor, or narrow deep cup, add your egg yolk, lemon juice, salt, pepper, vinegar, avocado oil, and basil.
- Take an immersion blender and put the blade on the bottom of the cup. Start on low speed and keep the blade towards the bottom of the jar. Allow it to get emulsified and once you see the oils mixing with the yolk, pulse and pull up, slowly, for about 2 to 3 minutes. Your mayo should form this way, be thick and creamy.
- Cover tightly and transfer to the fridge until ready to serve. Save in the fridge for up to a week.
Notes
- Salad Dressing: Use this basil mayo as a base to toss with greens, or to serve on a Nicoise Salad.
- Dip: You can simply use this basil mayo to serve alongside fresh veggies for dipping! Opt to mix in some Greek yogurt or sour cream to round out the dip.
- French Fries: Serve alongside french fries for all the dipping your heart desires! It’s the perfect condiment for fries and alongside our Steak Frites.
- Spread: Spread the mayo on your favorite sandwich, like our classic BLT Sandwich, or a Burger.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy this homemade basil mayo! You can put it on everything!
Absolutely would not emulsify. So very glad I wasted money on basil and the full cup of avocado oil. I’m a pretty experienced cook, failure that can’t be fixed in some way is very rare, but this was an absolute failure.
I’m sorry this didn’t work out for you! I am here to help – how did you blend it? By hand, or using an immersion blender? If you did it by hand, it takes quite a bit of time to completely emulsify. If you did it with an immersion blender, you need to situate the blade towards the bottom of the cup, strongly and firmly, and slowly, bring up the blade to finish the emulsion. Let me know what went wrong, and I can help!
One of my favorite condiments to have on hand! Serve on salads or sandwiches! 🙂