Aioli - Jamie Oliver

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 garlic clove, peeled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup pure olive oil
• lemon juice, to taste
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 grind the garlic and salt in a mortar and pestle (or chop the garlic finely and rub the salt into it with the flat of your chef's knife, smearing it across your cutting board several times).
• 2 place egg yolk and mustard in a bowl and whisk. whisking vigorously, add olive oil drop by drop. once about 1/2 cup of oil has been added, you can start pouring faster, still whisking continuously.
• 3 when all the oil is incorporated, add garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 4 you can also add additional accent flavors, such as basil, fennel fronds, dill, or chopped roasted nuts.