Garlic And Pimiento Mayonnaise

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice (to taste)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons pimiento, drained and minced
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne

Recipe

• 1 in a mortar and pestle, mash the garlic with the salt into a paste.
• 2 transfer the paste to a small bowl and whisk in the egg yolk and the lemon juice. add 1/4 cup of the oil, drop by drop, whisking constantly, and season the garlic mayonnaise with lemon juice, salt, and black pepper to taste.
• 3 in a food processor or blender puree the pimiento with 1/4 cup of the garlic mayonnaise and the cayenne, scraping down the sides often. spoon the garlic mayonnaise and the pimento mayonnaise each into one half of a small serving dish.