Real Aioli

Name: Real Aioli
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 large cloves fresh garlic, peeled and sliced; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or other course-grain salt; 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or more to taste; 1/2 cup light, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon water to adjust texture, or more as needed

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Aioli is arguably the greatest cold sauce of all time. Yet it's nothing more than olive oil emulsified into freshly crushed garlic, seasoned simply with salt and lemon. This is pure, fiery, intense garlic flavor like you may have never tasted.

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

🛒 Ingredients

4 large cloves fresh garlic, peeled and sliced

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or other course-grain salt

1 teaspoon lemon juice, or more to taste

1/2 cup light, extra-virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon water to adjust texture, or more as needed

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 6

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 173

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 18.7g 24%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 161mg 7%

Total Carbohydrate 1.2g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0.1g 0%

Total Sugars 0.1g

Protein 0.2g 0%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Place garlic slices in a mortar with kosher salt.

Mash with the pestle into a fine paste, 4 or 5 minutes.

Mix in lemon juice.

Add a teaspoon of olive oil; stir and mash until oil is incorporated.

Add another teaspoon and mix in thoroughly.

Continue incorporating olive oil, teaspoon by teaspoon, mashing and stirring until aioli thickens up.

If the aioli gets thicker than you like, add a few drops of water.