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Chef John's Empty Mayo Jar Dressing
Chef John
"When you're down to that empty jar of mayonnaise, don't scrape and scrape and scrape or just toss it out and open a new one. There's a better way: just use the jar to make a dressing."
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Ingredients
15 m servings 84 calsOriginal recipe yields 24 servings (1 -1/2 cups dressing)
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Directions
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- Place garlic, parsley, thyme, chives, white wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and herbes de Provence into a nearly empty mayonnaise jar containing at least 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise.
- Cover mayonnaise jar with lid and shake vigorously until mayonnaise combines with dressing ingredients to make a creamy dressing, about 2 minutes. Pour into a serving dish.
Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- If you want it creamier, add a couple more tablespoons of mayonnaise, some sour cream, buttermilk, or whatever!
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 84 calories; 9.5 g fat; 0.1 g carbohydrates; 0 g protein; < 1 mg cholesterol; 4 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
8/31/2013
Immediately after watching Chef John prepare a dressing with a mayo jar I got mine out of the fridge. I did read the suggested ingredient list, but all I needed to hear was that I could use any ...
Most helpful critical review
3/6/2016
I didn't have any of the fresh herbs so used 1/4 tsp. dried for each. I also didn't have the herbs de provence so used Penzey's Mural of Flavor. I used raspberry white wine vinegar as that's...
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8/31/2013
Immediately after watching Chef John prepare a dressing with a mayo jar I got mine out of the fridge. I did read the suggested ingredient list, but all I needed to hear was that I could use any ...
11/8/2013
I learned to do this years ago from my parents who were in the depression. I still do it and now I have tried your ingredients and everything worked out perfect. Thanks for giving me a change in...
8/2/2015
Mr. Sobieski, if someone not knowing the ingredients in herbs de provence is all that's wrong with society we must live in Utopia. I was shocked at your statement. Not all of us were born knowin...
4/4/2014
Great way to use up what is basically something unusable. One reviewer stated they didn't know what herbs de provence was, and asked for "normal ingredients". This is what's wrong with society t...
4/9/2014
Valerie, - I agree with you and to the two snarky ones, what is this world coming to when there is no compassion! I can never remember what herbs make up "Herbes de Provence" and have to look i...
7/7/2015
This is good. Another trick I use is to empty an almost full bottle of italian dressing into the empty mayo jar and give it a good shake. There's usually enough mayo left to make a nice creamy...
11/30/2013
This was good, and a great use of that last little bit of mayo. I used half the fat mayo, because that's what we always have, and increased the herbs by doubling them. Other than that, I stuck t...