Mayonnaise

[Trailrider1951]

I've always hated mayonnaise. On anything. Even the smell is enough to make me hurl. So, what do I put in my tuna and potato salad? Answer: Buttermilk ranch dressing. The Buttermilk formulation of most ranch dressings is the least mayonnaise tasting of the ranch dressings. I usually add enough of the dressing to hold the salad ingredients together without drowning it. So, if you dislike mayonnaise like I do, this may be an acceptable substitute. It's also an excellent dip for veggies, and I even put it on my (steamed) broccoli, as well as on my salad. Try it!

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[Binkie The Clown]

1. I'll stick with Mayo. nt

[blueinredohio]

2. Love buttermilk ranch dressing

but I also love mayonnaise.

[Ocelot II]

3. I love real mayonnaise but Miracle Whip is an abomination.

Buttermilk ranch would be an OK substitute if I couldn't get mayonnaise because it's not sweet like (yuk!) Miracle Whip.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

17. I don't find Miracle Whip to be sweet.

The two or three times I ever had it, it tasted like mayonnaise that has already gone sour. Yuck.

[XanaDUer2]

4. This sounds nuts, but

I hate mayo except in tuna salad and BLT.

[VarryOn]

5. I recently started using Duke's mayo after seeing it...

On several cooking shows (yeah, I know...product placement), but it's a good product. And you can buy in one-cup pouches.

[Rollo]

6. You might want to read Adelle Davis on mayonaisse...

As I recall, she waxed poetic about its health benefits vs animal fat based condiments like butter.

Me, I generally like mayo. I've even made it from scratch; not difficult but slightly time consuming.

To me, a ham sandwich isn't complete without mayo.

And, of course, with cheese, lettuce, tomato. Maybe some mustard too.

What's not to like?

[Lemonwurst]

7. Clever and effective

This is a terrific idea, but I like mayo enough to eat it out of the jar with a spoon while watching a movie!

[Rollo]

8. PS:Is this poll about mayonaisse or buttermilk ranch dressing?

[Trailrider1951]

9. The poll is to gauge how popular mayonnaise is among my fellow DU foodies

Am I too weird for hating it? I may have tasted it as a young child and developed my opinion from that experience. I haven't been able to stomach it since age 5 or 6.

[PortTack]

10. Looking at the title b4 opening, I thought it was going to be about mayonnaise taylor green

Now her... I do absolutely hate!

[Warpy]

11. Context is everything

By itself, ew.

As one of many other flavors, yum.

I'm especially fond of potato salad with a dressing of half mayo and half sour cream and lots of summery veg.

Stick half a banana into a pineapple ring with a blob of mayo on top, a typical 1950s fancy offering, and I will rebel.

[Trailrider1951]

12. I hear you

Perhaps my adverse opinion came from the experience I had in elementary school during the late '50's. At lunch one time we were served green jello with carrot shreds in it, topped by a dollop of white substance that I mistook to be whipped cream. I took a big ol' bite of the topping and discovered it wasn't whipped cream, it was mayonnaise! **BARF**


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[stevil]

14. This is the correct answer for many

It's in a lot of stuff we eat at restaurants.

[Ocelot II]

20. You mean the candle salad?

My mom served these at a Sunday dinner when I was a teenager. My dad and my brother and I all looked at each other and burst out laughing. Mom accused us of having dirty minds. I don't think we ever had candle salads again...

[Warpy]

22. My mother knew better

I think somebody brought them to a church pot luck or some such nonsense, the "flame" was mayo, and I responded with all the contempt my 10 year old self could muster.

My mother also never cursed us with Jello salads, for which I was profoundly grateful, but mostly because she didn't want to put in the time and trouble to grate anything.

The 1950s traumatized us all. If we didn't get it at home, we got it somewhere.

[Karadeniz]

13. Try Good Seasons Italian on the potato salad... delish!

[ms liberty]

15. I hate it as a condiment, and tolerate it in a recipe

Chicken and potato salad cannot be made without it, and if I was still able to eat eggs I would use it in egg salad or deviled eggs. If it was sn ingredient in a recipe I would use it. But slathered on a hamburger or any other type of sandwich? No. Just no, it's too disgusting. It's the look and the texture of it as much as the taste and smell.

[Kali]

16. do you make your ranch from scratch?

as a dip use sour cream (or yogurt) instead of mayo

[Trailrider1951]

19. I usually buy the bottled dressing by Hidden Valley and by Marzetti

Do you have a recipe? I would love one that incorporates sour cream and/or buttermilk! Thanks!

[Kali]

21. homemade ranch is a little runnier than bottled but I am so used to it now

the thicker stuff kind of skeeves me out. for a first step you could try the dry hidden valley mix (as I recall it comes in two versions - dressing and dip but they are the same and one is just a bit cheaper, though I don't recall which) that you mix with milk and mayo or sour cream.

mine was a rip off version of that off the internet that has been tweaked just a bit over the years -

for 2 cups of finished product -

1 cup buttermilk (can even do the old trick of a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar fill to 2 cup of milk, let sit for a bit - but it will be even thinner)
1 cup mayo for dressing, sour cream (or yogurt or combo) for dip
1/2 teaspoon dry parsley
slight 1/4 teaspoon pepper
slight 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
pinch garlic powder
3/8 teaspoon salt
sprinkle of dry dill weed

mix well - I use a 1.5 pint jar so there is room to shake

I also keep a jar of the dry and just use 2 good teaspoons in the above

slight 1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup dry parsley
1 Tablespoon onion powder
slightly rounded Tablespoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dill

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

18. I like mayonnaise, but I have sympathy for someone who doesn't.

It's hard to imagine how you can replace it.

Mayonnaise is mild, without any kind of strong taste. Buttermilk ranch dressing would have a far stronger taste, and to me would be totally dreadful anywhere I'd otherwise use mayonnaise.

[TomSlick]

23. I can't abide mayonnaise as a simple condiment.

However, it's amazing mixed with butter for cooking on the griddle.

Street Corn Recipe.

Pull down shucks on corn on the cob as far as you can without breaking them off - it takes some practice. Clean off the silks.

Combine mixture of one half each of butter (not margarine) and Mayo (not Miracle Whip). Stir in smoked paprika - just the least bit more than seems appropriate.

Paint as much of the mixture as possible on the corn. Pull shucks back over the corn.

Cook on griddle under a cover on medium/low. Frequently turn and squirt water around the corn - the goal really is to steam the corn.

It's done when the corn is soft to a fork.

[dem in texas]

24. Hellman's Mayo - Dukes is too salty.

I use mayo for potato salad, egg salad, pimento cheese and Tuna salad. My husband likes it on his hamburger - ugh!