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I tried to make a black garlic/chive mayo but the food processor turned it into a liquidy slutch
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I tried to make a black garlic/chive mayo but the food processor turned it into a liquidy slutch


I screwed up.. I have made this a lot of times without problems, I just use store bought mayo and add black garlic, chives and a splash of lemon juice. Normally I finely chop up chives and add them in separately but I added them to the foodprocessor now and this came out. Is there anything I can do to save this or make something else with it?

I currently have no mayo leftover to thicken it, but that would of course be an option.
I know it looks horrific, but the taste is actually very nice.

by floofylizard

14 Comments

  1. User5281

    If it tastes good I think the solution is more mayo or something similar texturally and flavor wise like Greek yogurt or sour cream.

  2. qqtylenolqq

    This is what the food processor does to herbs. Nothing wrong with the flavor, the herbs are just oxidized and look gross. This is why I blanch basil before making pesto. You could try that on future batches

  3. qqtylenolqq

    This is what the food processor does to herbs. Nothing wrong with the flavor, the herbs are just oxidized and look gross. This is why I blanch basil before making pesto. You could try that on future batches

  5. Plane-Tie6392

    *Slush is the word you wanted, OP. Oh, adding an egg to it could possibly work. That’s what you can do with homemade mayo if it’s too thin. 

  7. citranger_things

    Try starting with an egg yolk and slowly whisk this mixture into it to emulsify

  10. floofylizard

    Thanks for all your suggestions! I’ll probably buy some eggs and make a new mayo with half of it, and I’ll add some sour cream and olive oil to the other half to make a dressing.

  11. KidRadicchio

    No slutch shaming on this page please

  12. rossposse

    Just start over sort of. Clean your food processor and add 1 or 2 egg yolks, and a little mustard (it’s a great emusslifyser), once it’s going drizzle your broken emulsion back into it. May need to add oil or water to get the texture right

  14. SLNGNRXS

    Looks like water content and lower temp without additional emulsifier added

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