Oeufs Mayonnaise

Name: Oeufs Mayonnaise
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 1 egg yolk, for the mayonnaise; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 200ml sunflower oil; A little white wine vinegar or lemon juice; Lettuce leaves and chives

Œufs mayonnaise/UH may-oh-NEZ/

Also known as: Oeufs Mayo, Eggs Mayonnaise, French Egg Mayonnaise

About this dish

Hard-boiled eggs halved and generously coated in thick homemade mayonnaise, often on lettuce.

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Ingredients

🥚6 eggs

🥚1 egg yolk, for the mayonnaise

🫙1 tsp Dijon mustard

🛢️200ml sunflower oil

🍋A little white wine vinegar or lemon juice

🥬Lettuce leaves and chives

Method

Serves 2

Boil the eggs for 9–10 minutes, cool in cold water and peel.

Whisk the yolk with the mustard and a pinch of salt.

Add the oil drop by drop, then in a thin stream, whisking until thick.

Season with vinegar or lemon, salt and pepper.

Halve the eggs, lay them on lettuce and cover generously with mayonnaise and chives.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Œufs mayo is a Paris bistro classic, so beloved that a club exists to award the city's best version.

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