Chez Knochen - Basic Mayo Recipe
- 2 Tablespoons pastureized egg whites (from a carton is fine)
- 1 teaspoon wine vinegar (red or white or whatever)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Cup MP safe oil (whatever you like should work, just be sure it's MP safe!)
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard (prepared)
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
Place egg whites, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, mustard, and pepper in a tall, narrow mixing container (the milkshake cup that came with the blender is good). Using a stick blender at highest speed, slowly add the oil, drizzling it in over a period of a couple of minutes, being sure to emulsify the oil thouroughly. It should thicken to a point where it won't run. You'll need a spatula to get it out of the container.
For a salad dressing, you could add less oil to make it pourable, and add other spices to taste. Now if I could just find some buttermilk powder with no Vit D... Ranch dressing!
The plain mayo is good, but you could also add other ingredients after the basic mix is made.
Onion Dip
MP Mayonaisse and Dip
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried chives
- pinch of smoked salt
- (1 teaspoon dried onion flakes too, if you want to let it sit a couple of
hours to hydrate)
This makes a pretty good
onion dip for
veggies!
Not exactly "low fat"
though, so go easy, OK? But I know what I'm having on Superbowl day!
MP Safe Ranch Dressing
- 1 cup buttermilk (non-fortified)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise (entire batch of mayo from above)
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley (or dried)
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives (or dried)
- 1/4 teaspoon of dry dill weed
Mix all ingredients together to blend. Refrigerate. This makes a somewhat thin dressing. If you wish a thicker dressing, use 1/2 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin as described below in the Ranch Dip recipe
In the US, look for Kate's brand buttermilk. It is unfortified, REAL buttermilk. If you can't locate that, you can substitute using unfortified half&half with 1 tablespoon wine vinegar or lemon juice added to it. Let it stand for at least 5 minutes to curdle before using.
To make Ranch Dip
Put 1 teaspoon of plain, unflavored gelatin powder into 3 Tablespoons of HOT water. Stir until dissolved. Add the dissolved gelatin to the Ranch Dressing and refrigerate overnight. Stir the resulting Ranch "Jelly" to loosen it up and make is scoopable. (To make a thick dressing, use 1/2 teaspoon gelatin instead)