Originally invented by a French chef in the late 1700s, vegan mayonnaise is one seriously easy swap, and all brands taste exactly the same as the original ones. And this way you get an animal-kind condiment with no eggs and no cholesterol! And it’s always good to support small artisan brands!
Keep mayonnaise away from pets, due to unsafe ingredients like garlic an spices. Read more on food safety for people & pets.
A Little Bit offers three tasty vegan mayonnaises to choose from. Which one do you prefer: mixed herb, lemon herb or roasted garlic & herb? Made with rapeseed oil, the garlic version is nice with potato wedges, swirled through pasta or dolloped on a veggie burger.
a saucy vegan mayo from Sussex!
BeSaucy is an exciting company, for when you fancy something different to smother on your salad or bowl of chips. The brand was founded by three siblings: a pastry chef (who has made dessert for the Queen), an anthropologist and the ‘marketing guy’ who used to run a record label and has lived in Amsterdam. So combined they created flavourful vegan mayos and that are good for you, sustainably packaged and has good energy to sell!
The mayos are made with aquafaba over eggs. Latin for ‘bean water’, it’s basically a ‘vegan meringue’ made by whizzing up the brine water left from canned chickpeas, to make them light and airy. The range includes:
- Dill & gherkin (ideal in a Reuben sandwich)
- Smoked chipotle
- Basil
- Garlic
The black truffle mayos are now part of the menu at London’s Unity Diner, which uses all profits to fund its own farm sanctuary that rescues abused and abandoned barnyard friends. If you’re passing, order the truffle burger!
plant-based mayos from Yorkshire
Another good company is Charlie & Ivy’s (Yorkshire) that makes plant-based mayonnaises, in unique flavours. Made from carefully selected ingredients, these are ideal for dunking chips, topping veggie burgers or mixing with salads. Sold in glass jars, the range includes:
- Garlic & thyme (perfect for salads, dunking chips, stirred through pasta or risotto or the BBQ)
- Horseradish (perfect to top veggie burgers, dunking chips or in a homemade vegan coleslaw)
- Paprika, chilli & cumin (good for sandwiches, falafel, bean burgers, taco, nachos or fajitas)
make your own plant-based mayonnaise
The Veg Space has a super simple recipe for vegan mayo with just a few ingredients. Then you simply can adapt to whatever flavour you wish: mustard, garlic, sriracha (spicy), wasabi (very spicy!), sun-dried tomato or pesto.
