Chef John's Tarragon Aioli

Chef John's Tarragon Aioli
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste


  1. Crush garlic and salt together in a mortar with a pestle; add tarragon and continue crushing with the pestle until tarragon is pulverized.
  2. Stir mayonnaise and lemon juice into garlic-tarragon mixture until aioli is smooth; season with cayenne pepper.

04/25/2018
Chef John's Tarragon Aioli, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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