Mayonnaise Dressing

 Ingredients

• 2 Egg yolks
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1 1/2 tsp vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• Red pepper to taste
• Lemon juice to taste

Directions

1. Beat egg yolks and mustard for one minute.
2. Add oil a drop at a time continusally beating.
3. When like jelly, add lemon juice and a few drops of vinegar while beating.
4. Chill mixture if there is a tendency to curdle.
5. After all vinegar is used, add salt and pepper and whip for 5 more minutes.
6. Put in container and keep chill until served.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Hojun Lee
Louisiana Anthology
April 3, 2024