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Avocado Aioli

March 12, 2021 by Alexandra Daum
A simple egg-free avocado aioli, made with olive oil, lemon, and garlic. This flexible sauce can be used for anything from a sandwich spread to pasta sauce.
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A dish of avocado aioli with roasted potato wedges.

Until very recently, I never bought avocados. They were shipped from too great a distance, and with so many environmental and social issues surrounding the production in the Americas, I went years without buying them.

Now we can get them directly from farmers in Spain, so I buy a bulk box (4 kilos) every once in a while when they’re in season. They ripen at home and then keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks, so it works out well. It’s about 2000km, but that’s the distance from BC to Manitoba, and we considered BC fruit to be ‘local’ when we lived there.

This avocado aioli is a staple while the fruit is in season, because it has so many uses. I love mayonnaise but can never get through a whole batch, so this is a great substitution – and it’s a delicious vegan alternative, too.

For some more avocado recipes, try a refreshing mango avocado salad, fruit-sweetened banana avocado milkshake, or my favourite, chocolate avocado fudgesicles.

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Ingredients
Step by Step
Recipe Notes
How to Store
Where to Use Aioli
More Sauces and Dips
Avocado Aioli

Ingredients

Avocado aioli ingredients with labels.
  • Avocado: ripe and average sized. A little bigger or smaller won’t make a difference for this recipe, but it must be ripe and soft.
  • Olive oil: I always use olive oil, even in egg-based mayonnaise. It adds a very slight bitterness that plays well off the creamy avocado. You could sub a neutral oil if preferred.
  • Mustard: Dijon if you have it, but any mustard other than yellow hotdog mustard will be fine.
  • Lemon: if you don’t have lemon, lime makes a good substitution! It gives a slight guacamole flavour.

Step by Step

Avocado aioli steps 1 and 2.

Step 1: add the avocado, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper to a container (or small blender). Mix with an immersion blender until very smooth.
Step 2: while blending, very slowly pour the olive oil into the mixture in a steady stream. Continue mixing until the oil is fully incorporated and emulsified into the aioli.

Recipe Notes

An immersion blender is easy, but mini food processors also work for this recipe. A full sized blender/processor is a bit too big but can work in a pinch if you really scrape the sides down. Unfortunately it’s not possible to add the oil slowly if using a bullet blender.

If your blender is a bit on the weak side, you can grate the garlic before adding to make sure you don’t end up with unpleasant lumps in the sauce.

Adding the olive oil very slowly is for the same reason as any emulsified sauce – if added too quickly, the sauce will break. A very slow pour will make for the creamiest aioli.

How to Store

Storage: store for up to a day in a sealed container in the refrigerator. This doesn’t keep particularly well after mixing and is best fresh. It’ll last a day in a sealed container in the refrigerator, but any longer and it starts to discolour.

Freezing: I don’t recommend freezing this recipe.

Hand holding a potato wedge dipped in the aioli.

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Where to Use Aioli

  • Pasta sauce – thin it with some of the pasta water to make a silky sauce
  • Sandwich spread, like you would use mayonnaise
  • As a dip for naan or other flatbreads
  • Mix with chickpeas and vegetables for a quick creamy salad (use this Greek chickpea salad as a base)
  • A dressing for potato salad
  • As pictured, for dipping potato wedges or raw vegetables

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Yield: 8

Avocado Aioli

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 5 minutes minutes
4.86 from 7 votes

Ingredients

Metric – American
  • 1 large avocado ripe
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • Zest of a lemon
  • Juice of a lemon ~3 tablespoons
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper to taste
  • 60 ml olive oil

Instructions

  • Peel and stone the avocado, then place it into a mixing container (or mini mixer). Add the garlic, mustard, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
    1 large avocado, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, Zest of a lemon, Juice of a lemon, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Mix with an immersion blender (or with your mixer, on high speed) until very smooth.
  • Once it’s mixed, add the olive oil. While blending, very slowly pour the olive oil into the mixture in a steady stream. Continue mixing until the oil is fully incorporated and emulsified into the aioli.
    60 ml olive oil
  • Use immediately or store for up to a day in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

* For American cup measurements, please click the pink link text above the ingredient list that says ‘American’.


Nutrition

Serving: 1 Calories: 62kcal Carbohydrates: 1g Protein: 1g Fat: 7g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 5g Sodium: 81mg Potassium: 5mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 1g Vitamin A: 1IU Vitamin C: 1mg Calcium: 2mg Iron: 1mg

Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.

© Alexandra Daum
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Sides
Cuisine: American
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
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  1. Faye says

    May 11, 2023 at 8:08 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

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