Making vegan mayo at home has never been easier. This healthy recipe uses no oil or eggs, but whole food ingredients for the perfect result!
This post was originally published on October 30, 2017.
I have never been a mayo lover until I learned to make it at home. This recipe is so good and versatile! Bonus that it's so healthy.
This mayo is healthy, vegan and made with no oil. Slather it on anything and everything! I'm telling you, I don't even like traditional mayo and this stuff is legit!!
This recipe comes from my cookbook, Vegan Burgers and Burritos. It can be used plain or to make other awesome spread, like I do in this delicious Fall Harvest Burrito (also a recipe from my cookbook!). You can grab this recipe in the notes below the recipe for the mayo!
Ingredients
No oil, no eggs, no artificial substitutes! All you need to make this mayo is just real whole foods:
- Raw cashews
- Distilled white vinegar
- Lemon juice
- Garlic
- Sea salt
- Ground mustard seed
How to Make Vegan Mayo
Easier and quicker to make than heading to the store! This process is seriously so simple you'll make it every time you need mayonnaise. Here's what to do:
- Put all ingredients into a blender.
- Blend until smooth, then let sit in the fridge.
- Serve!
How to use vegan mayo
This oil free mayo is wonderful in and on everything! Use as a spread on your favorite sandwiches, wraps, and burgers. You can also incorporate it in other recipes as well like these:
- Creamy Vegan Coleslaw
- Coconut Bacon Peach BLT
- The Ultimate Vegan BLT with Avocado
- Vegan Chickpea Burgers
- Grilled Portobello Mushroom Burgers
- Vegan Fish Taco Bowl
Tips and tricks
This vegan mayo recipe is pretty simple, but these helpful hints should come in handy:
- To get the perfect texture, a high speed blender works best. A food processor is also a good option.
- If you are not using a high-speed blender, there are a couple of options for making your sauce smooth: You can use a coffee grinder to grind everything to a fine powder, or make sure to soak your cashews overnight, or for at least 2 to 3 hours. If you forget, you can also boil them for 30 minutes.
- This mayo thickens as it sits, so make sure to let it rest in the refrigerator before serving for best results.
- Store in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to one week.
- Freezing is not recommended as the texture will change.
Common Questions
While there are a number of recipes out there, this one uses cashews, vinegar, lemon juice, and seasonings.
Using a vegan mayo is the best substitute, but there are other options as well. Avocado, olive oil, vegan plain yogurt, hummus, or tahini could work depending on what you need it for.
More Vegan Sauce and Spread Recipes
Whether it's a classic condiment you can't live without, or just that perfect extra addition of flavor and creaminess, I have you covered! These recipes are all made from healthy whole food plant based ingredients:
The Best Vegan Mayo Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups raw cashews (see note)
- 13 tablespoons water , ¾ cup plus 1 tbsp
- 2 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground mustard seed
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly chopped garlic
Instructions
- Put all ingredients into a blender and purée until smooth.
- Refrigerate the mayo to thicken. You can use right away but it won't be as thick.
- Serve!
Notes
- If you are not using a high-speed blender, there are a couple of options for making your sauce smooth: You can use a coffee grinder to grind everything to a fine powder, or make sure to soak your cashews overnight, or for at least 2 to 3 hours. If you forget, you can also boil them for 30 minutes.
- This makes 1 cup, serving size is 2 tablespoons.
- Nutrition facts are for the mayo only
- I like my rice on the al dente side, so when cooking you may need to add another ¼ cup (60 ml) of broth and cook for an extra 5 minutes if you prefer it well done.
- The rice isn’t overly salty. The other parts of this burrito have plenty of salt, so I keep the rice on the milder side.
- You can use water instead of broth for the rice, but the broth adds great flavor. You may need to adjust the amount of salt if you don’t use broth.
- This makes 4-5 burritos.
- This can be served as a bowl if folding a burrito is too hard!
Recipe by Veggies Don’t Bite, visit our site for more great plant-based recipes.
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Shayda
This is so creative! Definitely have to try this one out 🙂
Dee Johnson
Probably peanut butter.
Hannah
If I had to choose one food, I would like bread! I could eat it all day.
Genna
Looks good! Can't wait to try this!
Marina
Wow what an amazing idea! It is SO cold and windy today, can't wait to make this when I get home!
Shira
Only one type of food for the rest of my life? Probably pasta!
Krista
One type of food....I would say fruit too....thanks for the chance to win your book. It looks fantastic.
Emilie
I can't wait to make this burrito - especially to try the vegan mayo. One type of food to eat...my mind goes to chocolate cake :), but I guess I'd have to say salads. I've had so many different, unique, yummy salads with interesting combos of veggies/fruits/grains.
Emilie
I made this recipe today for lunch - I love all these flavors! Really delicious, thanks!
veggiesdontbite
Yay! So happy to hear! Thank you so much for letting me know!
Emilie
Is it bad that I sit around eating the vegan mayo from the bowl...more often than using it as a condiment? Haha!
veggiesdontbite
Bahahaha! I totally just choked on my water. Love it!
Ashley
Probably my moms Caesar salad or fresh baguettes with French cheese!
Kelly
Sounds delicious!
If I had to eat one food, I’d say rice or burritos! 🙂
Susan
That's a hard decision! I think I would choose Mexican!
Erin
I would definitely eat lo mein ( healthy vegan of course)
Ashley Mauceri
Do margaritas count? 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!!
veggiesdontbite
Hahahahaha!!! Absolutely! I think I'm with you for sure...
Hannah
Oh my word, burritos are my ULTIMATE favorite food. This giveaway is the bee's knees.
veggiesdontbite
That is clearly one of ours too! Thank you!!
Lydia Claire
There is an burrito restaurant that makes all types of burritos in my town and they have a Thai Peanut burrito that I get with tofu and it is insanely good. Very addictive!
veggiesdontbite
I have a Thai peanut burrito in my book!! So yummy. Enter to win a copy!!
Lydia Claire
You know at first I read the question as if I could only have one type of burrito, not type of food. But by type of food do you mean Thai, Mexican, Italian or burritos, waffles, desserts? I think I might choose casseroles, but I love burritos! Thai food is my favorite and Mexican is a very close second. =)
Tina
I love your blog, your recipes and Facebook page! Can't wait to see your new cookbook!!