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Aïoli
Garlic pounded with salt and egg yolk, with oil added drop by drop. A mild oil keeps it sweet.
- Time
- 15 min
- Serves
- 6
- Oil
- Sunrise
Ingredients · Serves 6
- 2–3 garlic cloves
- A pinch of salt
- 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 250 ml Noor olive oil (a mild one)
- To serve: boiled potatoes, carrots, green beans, eggs, fish
Method
- Pound the garlic with the salt to a smooth paste in a mortar.
- Add the egg yolk and lemon juice and mix.
- Add the oil drop by drop at first, stirring constantly, then in a thin stream once it starts to thicken.
- Stop when it is thick enough to hold a spoon. Taste for salt and lemon.
- Serve with warm vegetables, eggs and poached fish.