mayonnaise

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This and all salads should be lightly seasoned before the mayonnaise is added, or they are apt to taste flat.

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  1. noun A dressing made of beaten raw egg yolk, oil, lemon juice or vinegar, and seasonings.

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  • Mustard-caper mayonnaise: To a recipe of basic mayonnaise, add 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons minced capers, 1 mashed anchovy and 1 tablespoon each minced fresh chervil, tarragon and parsley.
  • Wasabi mayonnaise: To a recipe of basic mayonnaise, add 1 tablespoon fresh or prepared wasabi
  • In this book she wrote that the term mayonnaise was derived from the French verb "manier," which means to handle, fee or ply; or possibly to stir or blend. —  Adirondack Daily Enterprise
  • Cilantro-lime mayonnaise: Make the basic mayonnaise, replacing the lemon juice with lime juice and adding one-quarter cup finely minced fresh cilantro to the sauce.
  • "The start of my potato salad sauce is Hellmann's mayonnaise, the best mayonnaise out there," proclaims host Dave Lieberman (yeah, that guy from the Food Network). story about the 12-week "In Search of Real Food" Web series, "The show is part of a multimillion-dollar advertising and marketing effort the company kicked off in April promoting the freshness of ingredients in Hellmann's." —  ClickZ News Blog
 

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  1. French mahonnaise, mayonnaise, possibly from Mahón, Spanish city on Minorca captured by Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1696-1788), in 1756 (the duke's chef is said to have introduced mayonnaise in honor of this victory).

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  1. from French mayonnaise, a sauce (see def.); origin uncertain. See the quotation.
 

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