Aioli! - What now?
Made my first batch of aioli last night. We tucked it into pitas with grilled veggies--Yum! I'd love your ideas on what I can do with the rest of it.
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14 Comments:
it's great as a dip for fries! seriously :)
you can also use it as dressing for potato or tuna or chicken salad.
orchidgirl at 11:05AM on 07/13/09
Dip steamed artichoke leaves in it! Or asparagus. Or you could make a traditional French aioli platter: Take a large tray/platter, and put a bowl of aioli in the center. Surround this with cooked & trimmed artichokes, poached cod, beef carpaccio, blanched snow peas and green beans, steamed new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, hardboiled eggs, sliced red bell pepper, sliced zucchini...really, whatever vegetables appeal to you. You can leave out the meat and fish entirely, or do shrimp instead. Sprinkle the whole platter with chopped parsley and capers, and enjoy!
Junie at 11:06AM on 07/13/09
roasted chicken salad would get my vote, but to be honest anything you'd use store bought mayo for, your homemade will make even better. how about homemade dip or dressings.
huneybumper at 11:40AM on 07/13/09
potatoes aioli... it's a potato salad with boiled potatoes, aioli, and fresh parsley... typical in Spain.
you cn also have it with bread and a boullabaise - a seafood soup from the south of france.
Use it any which way you would use mayonnaise...
MadelynRodriguez at 11:47AM on 07/13/09
On grilled fish or chicken, on grilled or steamed vegetables, on a chopped vegetable-meat salad, on a sandwich, on potatoes, as mentioned above-- use as you would a flavored mayonnaise.
CJ McD at 12:00PM on 07/13/09
pretty much anything dipped in aioli is great. david lebovitz recently wrote a great post on it.
french tart at 12:01PM on 07/13/09
french tart - It was David's post that inspired me!
RandaLea at 1:16PM on 07/13/09
oh good!! did you use his recipe?
french tart at 2:00PM on 07/13/09
Yes, I did. It was going well at first, then about half way through it broke. I think I added too much oil at once. I started with another yolk and whisked in the broken sauce. It worked beautifully after that. It was reallly thick and basically formed a ball in the bowl. I added a few drops of water which thinned it out and lightened the color a bit.
Sounds like I need to try it on a potato salad. I have a some baby reds on hand.
RandaLea at 3:19PM on 07/13/09
I love dipping homemade french fries in garlic aioli.
caramel at 4:13PM on 07/13/09
fancy tuna salad or chicken salad or deviled eggs and some tarragon. or potato salad. or on some poached fish.
dmarina at 4:39PM on 07/13/09
If you get bored with it you can always flavor the aioli with horseradish.
gingercookiewithlime at 7:21PM on 07/13/09
Honestly, I hate mayo, and I use aioli in its place. Sandwiches!
embolini9 at 8:38PM on 07/15/09
4 sure fries,
Crusty bread with turkey breast, aioli, baby arugula, provelone sandwich,
Its a good dip for fried calamari,
...probably anything! You can get really creative
hungrychristel at 1:05PM on 07/16/09