Chlorophyll for Green Mayonnaise

Name: Chlorophyll for Green Mayonnaise
Yield: Makes 2 tablespoons
Ingredients: 3 cups tightly packed spinach leaves (from about 10 ounces spinach leaves, typically the size of bags of prewashed leaves); About ¼ cup olive oil for preserving; 1½ cups cold water

Preparation info

Makes
2 tablespoons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

About

You can give your mayonnaise a green hue by using Maille brand herb mustard, which is green, or you can extract the chlorophyll from spinach and use it.

Ingredients

3 cups tightly packed spinach leaves (from about 10 ounces spinach leaves, typically the size of bags of prewashed leaves)

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

In a blender, combine the spinach and water and puree for 1 minute. Strain through a strainer lined with a triple layer of cheesecloth held over a small saucepan. Discard the contents of the strainer. Line the strainer with a coffee filter or a paper towel and set aside.

Place the saucepan over medium heat and heat, watching closely, for about 2 minutes, or until the green in the liquid