It’s that time again!!! Outdoor grilling, park days, suntans, barely there clothing, and backyard bbq’s have begun to fill the days here in Colorado. And all of those fun things are paired into the 4th of July here. So, what I have done for you, is made you multiple recipes for the 4th of July so you can stay satisfied at your happy day bbq. Oh, and I’ll have some recommendations on Thursday of a ton of different recipes to try. So exciting.
Soooooo, I don’t know about this whole instagram video thing. I mean, it’s a bad idea. I’ve already witnessed drunken instagramming, but now that video is involved…it’s a whole different ball game. And I was part of that ball game on Saturday night. Ugh. My first instagram video experience was paired with Sergio while he tried to imitate my facial expressions. And this was after a night of sushi and multiple sake bombs. Did I say multiple? Raw fish and a bottle of sake the size of a small 2 year old just probably shouldn’t ever be mixed. Well, they should, but not when instagram is involved. That was embarrassing. Not really, but slightly frightening when you wake up the next morning and see a video posted. #damnyouinstagramvideo
I really like sake, but man does it make me slightly different. I actually ended up yelling at a guy because I thought he was making fun of me for using instagram video. Right after I posted that video, I turned around and called this guy a d*ck. Thank gosh that part wasn’t on the video. Worst part of it all, he’s one of my buddy’s friends. Which means I will probably see him again someday. Ughhhhhhh. I’m the worst. I’m officially that embarrassing friend. #damnyousakeandrawfish
But thankfully, I stayed sober on Sunday and did a photo shoot for my friend Tommy who has the clothing line Buckley Omega. Sober Sunday funday! It was actually slightly fun. We sat at his pool, dipped our toes in the frigid water, acted like we were laughing a lot, and stood awkwardly. I’m not really good at that modeling thing. It makes me really sweaty.
OMG. Real quick. Have you heard about making mayo with an immersion blender?!? If you don’t have an immersion blender, go out and buy one RIGHT NOW!! Seriously. It’s worth every penny just to be able to make mayo in less than a minute. LESS THAN A MINUTE!!
4th of July Egg and Potato Salad
- Yield: 2-3 1x
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato, diced
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 2 eggs, hard boiled and diced
- 1/4 white onion, finely chopped
For the mayo
- 2/3 cup avocado oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Coat diced sweet potatoes in coconut oil, place on baking sheet and bake for 15-25 minutes until soft. Let cool.
- Place eggs in a saucepan filled with water, let boil for 12-15 minutes. Let cool, then peel and dice.
- Place all mayo ingredients in a tall container, put immersion blender to the bottom of the container and turn on. Keep immersion blender on until the oil turns to a white color and into mayo. Should take just a little over 30 seconds, if that!
- Mix cooled sweet potatoes, eggs, onion and may in a bowl. Sprinkle with a little more salt!
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I made this yesterday for our July 4th celebration meal and it was AWESOME! I have celiac disease along with other food allergies and my husband has kidney disease so bad that he’s on dialysis and on a strict kidney diet. I follow a Paleo diet since my diagnosis. Love your recipes…going to get your book too! Keep’em coming! Hope you had a great holiday!
I absolutely got successful mayonnaise with a cold egg!!! I am thinking about all the time I have spend in the past being patient with my mayonnaise making!!-
You are a genius and gives me so much flexibility with ‘quick’ homemade mayonnaise!-
Thx, Juli…..You ROCK….
Melissa
How long does the mayo keep? I want to make it but I want to be able to keep some in the fridge for quick use! Thanks for all your recipes, I LOVE your blog.
Mine has kept for over 2 weeks in an air tight jar
Made it, it was a total hit!!
Loved this. I didn’t peel the potato but should have. Would have been perfect if I had.
Making the mayo this way is super easy. So glad I tried it.
Thank you!!
I used walnut oil and it turned out really good but wasnt mayo…, my ‘mayo’ was more of a vinaigrette. Is this because of the oil choice? Or… is an immersion tool the only way to go about making mayo? I used my food processor.
Thanks!
immersion blender is a must for quick mayo, but you can also make mayo in a food processor but you have to drip the walnut oil into the food processor drip by drip
Honestly- when I saw this recipe I wasn’t too sure how much I’d like it. But I had all the ingredients on hand and recently purchased an immersion blender so I figured I’d try it.
Subconsciously I must have really known what I was about to whip up, because I made a double batch – and holy finnegan am I glad I did!
This salad was beyond delicious… I was literally drooling between bites!
Only thing I changed was adding some sliced green olives – cuz I love them.
Wow – a double batch isn’t going to be enough – and there’s only two of us 🙂
Thanks as always Juli – you rock in the kitchen!
Juli- I am excited to try this mayo recipe, especially because I love mayo and have stayed away from it to lose some lbs!! However, just curious, how much healthier is this to regular mayo? And where can I find avocado oil? A whole foods store, I am guessing? Thanks!
Yes it is compared to regular canola oil mayo. And I get mine at whole foods
embarrassing to admit, but I am very new to the kitchen (at 35) but making leaps and bounds since going paleo! so many new gadgets to make eating healthy do-able and fun! my question is, what immersion blender would you recommend? I am ready to learn how to use one but don’t know where to begin. any advice would be appreciated!
I honestly don’t even know what brand mine is. I got mine at a thrift store!
I just made this for lunch, and OMG! I love it! I’ve been dying to get an immersion blender in order to try it, and am so glad I did. I can’t believe I just made mayo! I added bacon…SO yum!!! Thanks!!