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At any party or gathering, one of the key components are dips and sauces! If you’re looking for something more exciting than the typical BBQ sauce or mayonnaise combo, why not give lemon aioli a try?
The sauce originates from the Mediterranean and complements any dish it is paired with as the delicate lemony notes, combined with a bold garlic flavour create a sauce so good, you and your guests will love it!
Lemon Aioli can be customised to your taste with the addition of many ingredients like parsley, tarragon or even cayenne pepper for a kick.
If this sounds exciting, take a look at the recipes below for some of the most amazing aioli recipes out there!
Aioli VS Mayonnaise
While aioli and mayonnaise share many of the same ingredients and could be called close cousins, aioli originates from the South of France and Spain and is traditionally made with blended garlic, egg yolk, some form of vinegar or lemon and olive oil.
Whereas mayonnaise is typically made with canola oil and does not contain garlic.
This classic aioli, from chef Martha Stewart, is best served with a delicate fish soup as the citrusy notes that the lemon provides, pairs well with most fish or seafood.
Martha recommends adding some Dijon mustard to the aioli, to really add some kick and enhance the overall flavours with a fun added twist.
This recipe from husband and wife duo Alex and Sonja Overhiser (A Couple Cooks), is a delightfully tangy take on authentic lemon aioli.
The couple recommend whisking your aioli ingredients by hand, rather than using a blender, to get more air into the mixture and produce a much lighter and fluffier textured sauce.
In order to make a lusciously creamy and tart aioli, you’ll need to follow Peter Lee’s recipe!
He recommends serving it alongside a savoury paella for the best results and opts for a simple, uncomplicated yet delicious recipe using just mayonnaise, lemon juice/zest and grated garlic.
This is an easy recipe to follow and should only take a couple of minutes to complete, leaving you ample time to cook and serve the rest of your meal.
This particular aioli has a fun twist in that the recipe calls for not only lemon juice and zest but also orange juice and zest!
Making it truly more citrusy and delicious than ever. The addition of orange to the mix gives the aioli and sweetness that traditionally you wouldn’t find.
The recipe is also a lower calorie/healthier option as it suggests using reduced fat olive oil.
This sauce comes together in 5 minutes, and it tastes fabulous.
It’s a great dipping sauce for any type of roasted or steamed vegetable: blanched asparagus, roasted zucchini, fried cauliflower, roasted crispy brussel sprouts, homemade salty french fries, and roasted butter baby potatoes.
It is a much more traditional take on aioli and even has some Lebanese influence.
You’ll be obsessed with this aioli sauce recipe, and once you give it a taste, you will know why. It is tangy, bright, and filled with so much flavour from the perfect combination of lemon and garlic.This recipe uses garlic powder as well as fresh garlic, to really enhance the strong herby flavour.
Kat and Melinda are best friends who create spectacular recipes together for their blog Home Made Interest!
Their lemon aioli recipe is an easy low carb Lemon Aioli is a creamy, tangy sauce that is perfect for dipping your fried zucchini chips and other snacks.
To make this flavoursome sauce you whip oil, garlic, lemon, and egg yolks (some recipes don’t use eggs) together until it is emulsified and you end up with this flavorful, creamy sauce that is absolutely amazing.
This creamy aioli has a great addition – freshly minced tarragon! By using this extra ingredient, you get a really different flavour than from typical aioli recipes.
The tarragon provides an earthy and delicious aroma to the sauce, which is perfect for dishes like asparagus or other roasted vegetables as it helps bring out the flavour.
This recipe, despite the extra component, is just as simple and easy to make as the others, so no extra time is needed.
This aioli has to be the simplest recipe yet, you can Make a creamy, zesty, bright, aioli using only four ingredients and in just 2 minutes.
The delicious aioli can be paired with fish instead of tartar sauce. It can be drizzled over most dishes as a fresh and delightful way to lighten and compliment the meal.
By using mayonnaise, you save a lot of time by not having to whisk eggs, so try this fun recipe, it takes just 2 minutes!
You’ll want to slather this herby aioli on every dish with the Savoury Experiment’s delicious aioli concoction.
The Savoury Experiment recommends using a blender to combine your ingredients together, but of course, if you don’t have one, you can just hand whisk them together.
They also recommend a dab of dijon mustard in the mix to add some bite to your sauce.
Now with this recipe, you really get a different flavour as the Barbecue Bible asks you to grill or charr your lemons before squeezing the juice from them.
This adds a smoky quality to the sauce that makes it perfect when paired with any barbecue foods.
This take on traditional lemon aioli may seem a bit out there but the results speak for themselves.
As well as a touch of dijon mustard, BBC Good Food recommends adding a pinch of saffron to the sauce!
Once you’ve added all the ingredients to a blender or food processor, Blitz into a paste and very slowly dribble in the olive oil to make a thick mayonnaise-style sauce.
Of course, aioli has a lighter texture than mayonnaise.
This Aioli gets a smoky flavour infusion thanks to grilling the lemon halves beforehand. Get ready to start spreading the DIY sauce on just about everything!
Adding some liquid smoke to the recipe is a great way to enhance that smoky flavour even further and give any dish an added dimension.
In order to achieve a deeper and more rich flavour, This recipe calls for grilling the lemons first, which adds a complex, smoky flavour that’s well worth the effort.
Country Living uses both olive oil and canola oil to really help bind the ingredients in the sauce together and create a scrumptious sauce, perfect for dipping.
This sauce is wonderfully simple as it uses just 3 ingredients and takes mere minutes to complete.
This recipe uses both fresh lemon and raw garlic for balance, it transforms the strong flavours of the mayonnaise.
The blog recommends spreading this lemon aioli all over burgers as a perfect compliment, you can also dip your fries into the sauce as it’s just that delicious!
The best thing about this dish is the time involved. It takes literally only five minutes to make and then just a half hour or so of time in the fridge to let the flavours meld.
Adding Hiylaian sea salt really takes this dish to the next level as the flavour is so rich.
This aioli really comes with a twist as it uses ingredients like Tumeric to influence the colour and make it a vibrant neon yellow!
This would be perfect to serve at parties as it looks so cool and bold on any plate.
It’s important to remember that the sauce will look very pale at first but the longer it sits, the more vibrant it will become, so best to leave it in the fridge for a while before serving.
