Just before Christmas, I emptied my coffee tin (having a 'piggy bank' made me feel 7 years old again) and counted up... $30 short of the asking price for my Magimix - ah, that's close enough!
I ordered my Magimix online, from LV Martin and thankfully, the service was mercifully swift with it being delivered a mere day and a half later.
I unpacked my Magimix (very excited).
I read all the manuals (yes, I'm that kind of gal).
I carefully washed the parts, as per the instruction booklet (admiring how shiny and unscratched everything was).
and... I promptly cut my finger on one of the blades (yes, I did see the picture showing you to be careful with the blades).
Apart from a slight diversion to the bathroom to clean up my finger and put on a plaster, I was on my way. I had been thinking for ages what would be the first thing that I make in my Magimix. After thinking long and hard about it, I settled on aioli - it's something that I love to eat (who afterall, doesn't like a nice, garlic mayonnaise?) and isn't too difficult for my newbie status as a food processor owner.
In the past, when I've made aioli by hand, I've used a number of different recipes. From the good old Edmonds cook book, to recipes scrawled on bits of paper or ones found online. They are all quite similar: a clove or two of garlic, a cup of oil, a couple of egg yolks and a bit of salt and pepper.
Basic aioli recipe
This recipe is one that I've used a few times and was written on a bit of paper - its exact origin is long-lost.
Ingredients
1-2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup oil (I used rice bran oil, sunflower oil is also good)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt and pepper
Directions
- Pulse the garlic cloves to finely chop it
- Add the mustard and egg yolks and mix well
- With the motor running, add very slowly, a couple of tablespoons of oil and let it blend well
- Very slowly, add the rest of the oils. The mixture should thicken up
- Add the lemon juice
- Add the salt and pepper and more lemon juice if you like, to taste
Because I'm now in the habit, I've started a new loose change fund. The tin is feeling very light now, even though I've managed to find $20 worth of coins. My next question is, what should I save for now? hmmm, I'll have to think about that one...