HI!!
I’m obsessed with mayo right now. Ever since I found out that you can make mayo with an immersion blender, I want to make it every day. In every kind of flavor. So, that’s exactly what I did. And since it’s still 1,000 degrees in our house, I just bought a rotisserie chicken at the store and mixed it with my 30 second mayo and had a meal in less than 10 minutes. The faster I get to eat, the happier I am.
So I just got back from camping. I haven’t camped in probably 7 or 8 years, so I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it or not. I was mostly worried about doing my business in the woods. Toilets are way more comfortable. And relaxing. But that’s besides the point. A big group of us headed up to Glendo Lake in Wyoming to spend our July 4th with friends, tents, and boats. 2 boats to be exact. We brought a pretty Malibu wakeboard boat and a pontoon boat. That’s the first time i’ve ever spelled pontoon. It looks like raccoon. Not really, but kind of. Anywho, as we hauled the boats up north, we got half way there and were welcomed with a sign that said “There is no gas station available for the next 65 miles” AFTER we passed the last exit. How does that make any sense whatsoever? It doesn’t. Especially when you’re getting 4 miles to the gallon. Sooooo we coasted as much as possible. And chewed our fingernails. Just kidding, I don’t do that. I just bite my lips. What a gross habit. I need to break that.
Well, since we made it to the gas station, we ended up making it to our huge camp site with a nice little area to back our boats into. We spent our days on the water; surfing, wakeboarding, paddleboarding, and floating. I did most of the floating. Two of my girlfriends went on the paddleboard and drug me behind them on a pink tube. I really got my exercise in on this trip, obviously. And then we spent our nights around the campfire, eating grilled items, and drinking different beverages. Like apple pie moonshine. Not for me. But I did have a few sips to be a true ‘Merican on the 4th. Ugh, I’m annoyed with myself for saying that.
I loved being around the campfire. As soon as the sun went down, I became instantly freezing cold, unlike anyone else. I’d be in full sweats while some guys still hadn’t even put their shirts back on from being on the lake. I’m a child. But we saw some cool things while we sat around the fire. Like fireworks, that the guys set off on the beach. Slightly frightening. Cool, but still frightening when you know the people who are setting them off. No one’s hands got blown off, so we’re good!! We also saw one of the three dogs find a great stick that he brought over to the campfire and began to chew on for a while. Well, we finally noticed that it wasn’t a stick. It was a deer leg. Still with his little hoof. Poor guy. We threw it away, but it still came back later on. Along with other pieces of his legs. That poor deer. I’m sure it tasted delicious, though.
Next time, I’ll only camp for 2 nights. But for not really liking camping, or even the outdoors, I really loved being on the lake. It’s just the best feeling. I can’t wait for Lake Powell in August. That’s just the best.
On the way back home, I had to eat at Taco John’s. Ew.
Chipotle Chicken Salad
- Yield: 2-3 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken, cooked and diced
- 4 stalks of celery, finely chopped
- 1/4 white onion, finely chopped
For the mayo
- ⅔ cup avocado oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon chipotle adobo sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Mix together chopped chicken, celery, and white onion.
- 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 mayo with chicken, celery and onion.
- Eat up, however you’d like. In lettuce, with a fork. Or a spoon. Anything goes with chicken salad and 30 second mayo.
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What brand of avocado oil do you use?
Whatever I can find. Usually just whole foods brand
I just felt compelled to thank you for changing my life with the immersion-blender-mayo revelation. My brother told me about it and I literally did not believe such a thing was possible (in comparison to the insane production involved in making food processor mayo). He had to send me a video of himself making 10-second mayo before I believed him — and I promptly bought an immersion blender immediately after. I’m currently eating a rotisserie chicken with immersion blender mayo and it’s the best. I’m trying to clean up my paleo diet after a summer of being pretty flexible (read: lazy), and this is such an amazing help!
Sweet LORDY this is good! I made the mayo (did I just write that??) and have the chicken salad in the fridge for tomorrow. Then I took the leftover mayo and spread it on a paleo bacon turkey meatloaf that we had for dinner tonight. OMG. I admit I also just ate a couple of spoonfuls straight up too. That mayo is TO DIE FOR!! So glad I found your blog!
The egg is raw?
Yes
As is, I think this recipe is 4 stars. It was good, but something was missing. After eating it like this for a day or two I added dried cranberries and blanched almonds. This made it 5 stars. With the last little bit I had today I added leftover bacon and this added a whole new level of flavor – 10 stars.
Holy crap. Unbelievable. The mayo, anyway. Haven’t tried the other. I did a little tweak–used half coconut and half avocado. Tastes amazing, although I think I’ll add a smidge more lemon. But the fact that I had mayo in 2O SECONDS. THANK YOU!!!!
Made this, added bacon = mind blown! 🙂
Hey, I’m planning on making this tomorrow and I was wondering if I could use coconut oil instead of the avocado oil? Thanks!
i haven’t tried coconut oil, so i can’t say it would work the same. it would definitely not taste the same though. it would have a strong coconut flavor, until avocado oil
Holy cow! So I found the avocado oil and made this today… SO amazing! I’m bringing samples of it to my box tonight for them to try out. Thanks so much for this one … Love it!!
I’m super new to paleo, so please excuse the silly question, but is it a raw egg in the mayo? Your recipes sound so amazing and I’m so excited to have found your blog!
Yes it is
Well, I didn’t read any of the comments beforehand, but I had no trouble at all making the mayo…whipped up beautifully, and I used “Very Light” EVOO. Also doubled the chipotle sauce because YUM.
I’ve never liked chicken salad but needed to use a bunch of cooked chicken…I’m so happy that I like it and won’t have to apologetically send it in my husband’s lunches ;-). Thank you Juli!
So ya… the immersion blender trick is WAY easier than trying to do it in a food processor. Which now means I will be making more Mayo !!!