Replaces Jarred mayonnaise

Two-minute blender mayonnaise

Name: Two-minute blender mayonnaise
Total time: 5 min
Yield: About 300 ml
Ingredients: 1 whole egg, at room temperature; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 250 ml neutral oil (sunflower or light olive); 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; ½ tsp fine salt

An immersion blender turns egg, oil and mustard into mayonnaise faster than you can find the jar in the fridge.

By Sebastian·14 August 2026

Hands on: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes
Makes: About 300 ml

This is the recipe that convinces people the rest of the list is possible. It takes less time than reading the label on the jar you were about to buy.

Ingredients

whole egg, at room temperature1
Dijon mustard1 tsp
neutral oil (sunflower or light olive)250 ml
white wine vinegar1 tbsp
fine salt½ tsp

Method

Put the egg, mustard, vinegar and salt into a narrow jar just wider than your immersion blender head. Pour the oil on top and let everything settle for 30 seconds.
Push the blender all the way to the bottom of the jar and blitz without moving it. An emulsion will form and climb up the sides.
Once the bottom two-thirds has turned opaque and thick, lift the blender slowly to pull in the remaining oil. Total time: under a minute.
Taste, and adjust with salt or a squeeze of lemon. For aioli, blend a crushed garlic clove in from the start.

One thing that helps. If it splits, don't throw it out. Put a fresh egg yolk in a clean jar and blend the broken mixture into it a spoonful at a time — it comes back every time.