Mayonnaise Plus: 19 Quick Recipes

Add some zip to mayonnaise with these 19 Quick & Easy recipes…use as dressings for vegetable or fruit salads, many would be good for veggie dips too.

Feel free to lighten the load by using low-fat mayo!

Mayonnaise Plus

Into 1/2 cup ready-to-use mayonnaise or cooked salad dressing, stir one of these:

For Green or Vegetable Salads:

• Cheesy Mayonnaise: 1/4 lb. grated Cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/2 clove garlic, minced, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire.
• Cucumber Mayonnaise: 1/2 cup minced cucumber, 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Half ‘n’ Half Mayonnaise: 1/2 cup French dressing.
• Herb Mayonnaise: Few drops lemon juice, 1 teaspoon each snipped parsley and chives (or minced onion).
• Horse-Radish Mayonnaise: 3 tablespoons horse-radish.
• Mustard Mayonnaise: 1 tablespoon prepared mustard.
• Roquefort or Blue-Cheese Mayonnaise: 1/2 cup French dressing, 1/4 cup crumbled Roquefort or Blue cheese.
• Russian Dressing: 1/2 cup French dressing, 1 minced green pepper, 2 tablespoons chili sauce, 1 tablespoon grated onion.
• Sharp Cream Mayonnaise: 1 teaspoon grated onion, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 cup light cream.
• Thousand Island Dressing: 1 tablespoon chopped stuffed olives; 1 teaspoon grated onion; 1 chopped, hard-cooked egg; 1 tablespoon minced green pepper; snipped parsley.

For Fruit Salads:

• Fluffy Mayonnaise: 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar. Fold in 1 egg white, beaten stiff.
• Lemon-Cream Mayonnaise: 3 tablespoons each lemon juice (or pineapple or orange juice), confectioners’ sugar, and cream; dash salt. Or omit cream; fold in 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped.
• Peanut Butter Mayonnaise: 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup cream, 2 tablespoons vinegar.
• Party Cream Mayonnaise: 2 tablespoons currant jelly, beaten with fork; 1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped.
• Raisin-Nut Mayonnaise: 1 tablespoon cut-up raisins, 2 tablespoons chopped nuts, 1/4 cup orange juice.

For Fruit or Green Salads:

• Celery Mayonnaise: 1/4 cup minced celery, 1 tablespoon cut-up chives.
• Swiss Cheese Mayonnaise: 1/4 cup grated Swiss cheese, 1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds.
• Chutney Mayonnaise: 2 tablespoons cut-up chutney.
• Curry Mayonnaise: 1/2 teaspoon curry powder, 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic.

Source: Good Housekeeping (1950s)

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