--- title: Make Your Own Mayo This July 4 description: Learn how to make mayonnaise in your own kitchen canonical: https://time.com/3932887/mayonnaise-recipe/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-26T05:00:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:08.232Z og:title: How to Make Your Own Mayo This July 4 og:description: Throw out the store-bought stuff and put this on your potato salad og:url: https://time.com/3932887/mayonnaise-recipe/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbcd287f9660e22a/69885805e53aba3deb4de514/screen-shot-2015-06-23-at-5-06-05-pm.png?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-06-23 at 5.06.05 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Make Your Own Mayo This July 4 twitter:description: Throw out the store-bought stuff and put this on your potato salad twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbcd287f9660e22a/69885805e53aba3deb4de514/screen-shot-2015-06-23-at-5-06-05-pm.png?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Make Your Own Mayo This July 4 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jun 26, 2015 5:00 AM CUT  by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jun 26, 2015 5:00 AM CUT Summertime is undoubtedly the season of mayonnaise. Across the nation, mayo plays a subdued yet solid role in so many summer staples: potato salad, sandwiches, pasta salads, lobster rolls. If you find yourself tired of continually dipping into your mayonnaise jar for the standard, brand-name taste, you may want to consider whipping up a batch of your own for your July 4 picnic. Fresh mayonnaise will take your salads and sandwiches to the next level with a homemade finishing touch. You can add your own twist to the classic; the recipe in this how-to video kicks up the flavor with some hot sauce. Plus, you’ll leave behind any extra preservatives or “flavors” in the store-bought types. Watch the video above for the steps, [from Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com/food/how-to/how-to-make-homemade-mayonnaise-video "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3932887/mayonnaise-recipe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3932887/mayonnaise-recipe/"},"headline":"How to Make Your Own Mayo This July 4","datePublished":"2015-06-26T05:00:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:57:08.232Z","description":"Throw out the store-bought stuff and put this on your potato salad","url":"https://time.com/3932887/mayonnaise-recipe/","keywords":["Living","food and drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbcd287f9660e22a/69885805e53aba3deb4de514/screen-shot-2015-06-23-at-5-06-05-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbcd287f9660e22a/69885805e53aba3deb4de514/screen-shot-2015-06-23-at-5-06-05-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2015-06-23 at 5.06.05 PM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3932887/mayonnaise-recipe/","name":"How to Make Your Own Mayo This July 4"}}]}] ```