Once I noticed that plain Greek yogurt + olive oil has a texture much like mayonnaise, I had to try another “flavor” … I decided to go “green” and take advantage of all the chives and lovely summer herbs in my herb garden.
Which brought me to this … a green mayo that goes well on things like asparagus tarts, sandwiches, in deviled eggs and pasta salads and on green salads too! It can even serve as a dip with veggies, chips or crackers. Oh yes, this is a most versatile spread. No, it’s not really mayonnaise because there are no eggs in it … but I’m okay with that, and I think you’re going to be okay with it too. This mock mayonnaise is so much easier to make than mayo, plus it’s both healthier AND yummier.
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Summer Herb Greek Yogurt Mayo
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: About 3/4 cup of mayo 1x
Ingredients
- A handful of mixed herbs, chives, and green onion (I used basil, rosemary, tarragon, dill, oregano, chives & green onion)
- A few garlic scapes (greens from garlic) or 1 clove of garlic, peeled
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons nonfat or low-fat milk
- 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Gather your herbs, chives, green onion and garlic scapes (or garlic) and put them in a handi chopper. Pour in the olive oil and milk and blend to chop all the herbs very fine.
- Put the Greek yogurt in a small mixing bowl and add the chopped herb mixture, carefully scraping out all the herbs from the chopper bowl. Add the salt & sugar and stir to mix well.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
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5 comments
Yum! This sounds so delicious, Ann and such a versatile spread!
Thanks Lisa! I’m pretty excited about it myself … it’s going really fast and I’m the only one eating it. LOL
As a Greek I very much appreciate Greek yogurt! Thanks for coming and linking up at The Weekend Social. Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST on culinaryflavors.gr! I hope to see you there!
This just looks delicious!! I am going to pin this for later! Plus, your heart dish is killing me. I love it! Makes for a great picture. Thanks for sharing!
Aw, thanks Elizabeth! It is wonderful … and I adore my heart bowls too. I bought them from a special potter named Gabrielle when we were in Canada. I wish she’d come down this way because I would totally buy more of her lovely pottery!