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Lemon and Olive Mayonnaise

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons chopped pimiento-stuffed green olives
2 tablespoons minced preserved lemon (peel only)* or 1 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stir all ingredients in small bowl to blend. Season with black pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

  2. Step 2

    *Lemon preserved in a lemon juice and salt brine is used most often in Moroccan cuisine. Available at some specialty foods stores.

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