Homemade Avocado Mayonnaise and a Giveaway!

I have never considered making my own mayonnaise as something worthwhile.  The mayonnaise that my mother bought for us is the same mayonnaise that I buy for my family.   Besides,  real homemade mayonnaise is made with raw eggs, and it just isn’t safe to eat raw eggs, right?  Wrong!  Use pasteurized eggs!  Today I’ll share my recipe for Avocado Mayonnaise using fresh lime juice and cilantro.

A few weeks ago I attended the Natural Products ExpoWest in Anaheim, California and had a chance to talk to the folks at Davidson’s Safest Choice® Eggs about their pasteurized eggs.  Pasteurized eggs?  You heard correctly!  Davidson’s uses a   gentle water bath pasteurization process that  eliminates the risk of Salmonella in eggs without changing the nutrition or flavor.   Want to know how they do it?  Check out their website and watch the cute animated movie about it!

Davidson’s has two kinds of eggs to choose from:  All Natural eggs that are hormone-free, antibiotic-free, and vegetarian-fed,  as well as Cage Free Pasteurized Eggs.  With pasteurized eggs it’s safe to make homemade hollandaise sauce,  homemade egg nog,  old fashioned egg creams, and any other recipe that calls for raw eggs.  Have you seen them in your local stores?  Use this handy store finder to locate them near you!

With Easter coming up soon, it’s great to know that we could have Eggs Benedict with fresh avocado and homemade Hollandaise sauce using Davidson’s Safest Choice® Eggs.  Poached eggs with runny yolks aren’t fully cooked, and Hollandaise sauce calls for raw eggs in the recipe, but with Safest Choice® Eggs there is peace of mind!

Making Homemade Avocado Mayonnaise With Lime and Cilantro

Today I decided to make homemade avocado mayonnaise to enjoy with ham sandwiches. Since the avocados have natural oil in them, I didn’t need to use much added oil.  Egg yolks and fresh lime juice with avocado and seasonings…that’s about it!

Ingredients for Homemade Avocado Mayonnaise

First I whisked the egg yolks with 1 teaspoon dijon mustard,  1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and two teaspoons onion granules.  Then I diced two large fresh California avocados and added them to the bowl, along with 2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice (using exactly one lime!)  The immersion blender worked well to combine all the ingredients, and then I slowly added 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil.   Finally I added 1/4 cup fresh cilantro and blended it with the immersion blender until the mayonnaise was thick and smooth.

The lime juice will prevent the avocado from turning color for a day or two.  This is really fresh mayonnaise with no preservatives,  so it should be used right away.   Use it as a dip for fresh veggies too!

Enter the Giveaway for a Month’s Supply of Safest Choice® Eggs!

I’m giving away a month’s supply of Davidson’s Safest Choice® Eggs !  All you have to do is leave a comment about eggs on this blog post and you’ll be entered to win!  If you are the winner I’ll send you coupons for free eggs!   You must be a resident of the USA and over 18 years of age to be eligible to win.   Enter before midnight on March 29, 2015 and I’ll contact the winner on March 30th.  Winner will be chosen in a random drawing using random.org.   Void where prohibited. If I don’t hear from the winner in 24 hours I’ll choose another winner.  All prizes will be awarded.  Coupons for a month’s supply of Davidson’s Safest Choice® Eggs are provided for this giveaway by Davidson’s Safest Choice® Eggs.  

Disclosure:  Davidson’s provided me with coupons for the eggs I used in this recipe.  I worked with KitchenPLAY social media team at ExpoWest and am receiving a small stipend to write this post as part of that experience.  All opinions and experiences are my own.