Tomato and Cucumber Mayonnaise

Name: Tomato and Cucumber Mayonnaise
Ingredients: 1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk; 1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk; ½ tsp salt; 1 rounded tsp mustard powder; 3 tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped; Half a cucumber, halved lengthways, de-seeded and finely diced; About ½ pint/285 ml oil (I use olive oil or a mixture of olive and sunflower); About ½ pint/285 ml oil (I use olive oil or a mixture of olive and sunflower); 1 tsp caster sugar; Freshly ground black pepper; About 3 tbsp wine vinegar (taste after adding 2 tbsp, and add more if you like a sharper mayonnaise); About 3 tbsp wine vinegar (taste after adding 2 tbsp, and add more if you like a sharper mayonnaise); About ½ pint/285 ml oil (I use olive oil or a mixture of olive and sunflower); About ½ pint/285 ml oil (I use olive oil or a mixture of olive and sunflower)

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Claire Macdonald Cookbook

By Claire Macdonald

Published 1997

About

A delicious summery mayonnaise with a crunchy texture.

Ingredients

1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk
1 rounded tsp mustard powder
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Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Put the whole egg and the yolk into a liquidizer or food processor, and add the mustard powder, salt, sugar and pepper. Blend until smooth. Continue blending and add the oil, drop by drop at first. When the mayonnaise is thick and smooth add the rest of the oil in a slow trickle, still blending. Lastly add the wine vinegar. If the mayonnaise is too thick, add 2 tablespoons of very hot water. Tu