Sorrel and Lettuce Mayonnaise

Name: Sorrel and Lettuce Mayonnaise
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 egg; ½ tsp mustard powder; Lemon juice; 4 oz/112 g Webb’s Wonder or iceberg lettuce, shredded; 4 oz/112 g Webb’s Wonder or iceberg lettuce, shredded; 4 oz/112 g small sorrel leaves, shredded; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ pint/285 ml olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Claire Macdonald Cookbook

By Claire Macdonald

Published 1997

About

This sauce has a delicate flavour, and is a beautiful pale green colour. It can be made in advance.

Ingredients

4 oz/112 g Webb’s Wonder or iceberg lettuce, shredded
4 oz/

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Cook the lettuce and sorrel with 3 tbsp water for about 4 minutes until the sorrel has ‘fallen’. The lettuce will remain quite crisp. Drain well, season and cool.

Blend the egg with the mustard powder and lemon juice in a blender or food processor. With the motor running, pour the oil in a s