Homemade Healthy Mayonnaise

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Homemade Healthy Mayonnaise

All you need are two large pasteurized egg yolks, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice or white wine vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, a pinch of white pepper, and 1 cup oil. Extra light olive oil because of its very faint flavor instead of extra virgin olive oil.

Put the yolks, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into my mixing bowl and whisked until smooth and light.
Then whisked the oil, a few drops at a time, into the mixture.
The whisking will suspend the oil into the yolk mixture and adding the oil a little at a time will keep the mixture in a state of emulsion.
After about 1/3 cup of oil has been whisked in, you can speed up the pouring a bit. Make sure the mixture is back in emulsion before pouring any more oil. Once all the oil has been whisked in, you have mayonnaise. This is a good time to add any extras, a spoonful of Dijon mustard and extra salt and black pepper if desired.

See below for a newer technique that pasteurizes eggs using warm water.

These (microwave method) eggs will have a slightly thickened texture, but can be used in the same way as raw egg yolks in Caesar Salad Dressing, Hollandaise or Bearnaise Sauces, Mayonnaise, certain Mousse recipes, or Eggnog.

In a small heatproof cup, such as a custard cup, mix together :
2 large egg yolks with
1 1/2 teaspoons, water - and
1 teaspoon, fresh lemon juice

*PASTEURIZING EGGS AT HOME*
Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Cook in microwave on high (100 percent) power, until mixture bubbles - about 45 seconds.

Remove the cup from the microwave. Carefully remove the plastic wrap, and stir the mixture with an impeccably clean fork.

Replace the plastic wrap over the cup. Microwave again on high power until the mixture bubbles again - this time it will take about 20 seconds to bubble. Allow the mixture to bubble (still microwaving on "high") for 5-10 additional seconds.

Remove the cup from the microwave, remove the plastic wrap once more, stir the egg yolks thoroughly with another clean fork, and allow the mixture to cool before using.