Mayonnaise Substitute

[Shosh]

Well, I tried looking through all of the previous posts to see if anyone posted anything about a recipe for a substitute or healthier version of Mayonnaise but found nothing. So I am inquiring now to see if anyone has a recipe for something that is similar to Mayo to be used in Tuna, chicken salad sandwiches, etc. I saw one post about adding cottage cheese but I would like something that can be spread on the bread.

Both my hubby and I love mayo but it is rich in fat and the low fat and fat free mayo don't taste that good.

Any recipes or suggestions would be great. Thanks!

[gobbla]

the cottage cheese is good for the salad sandwhiches, you can also sub some lowfat or fat free sour cream (or cream cheese for that matter). Toss in some pickles (or pickle juice), lemon juice (or zest), or various spices\seasoned oil to get some extra umph.

[Alextown]

does anyone make their own mayo here? Seems to me someone here has discovered the formula for "not so bad for you" mayo.

[Mountain_marc]

Plain Yogurt!

I make tuna salad sandwiches with it and green onions and it tastes great! Don't put too much though.

[RacerBill]

I think plain yogurt works pretty well in chicken or tuna salad, as MM said. Other times I use low-fat mayo and just live with the fact that it doesn't taste like the regular stuff.

There's a soy product called Nayonnaise that I see at the natural food store but I haven't tried it. Can anyone here relate their experience with it?

If you're up for a challenge, it's possible to make your own mayo using canola or olive oil. It WILL have a lot of fat in it, but at least you can control the ingredients and choose a healthy fat. Also, the olive oil version will taste like olive oil, which some people find a bit weird in mayonnaise. Personally, I love it, but I'm too lazy to make it that frequently. Here is a good basic recipe. The recipe fails to mention is that Alton recommends using pasteurized eggs for this if you can find them.