What Is Soy mayonnaise and How Can I Use It?
Soy mayonnaise is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 3 recipes to get you started.
Key Points
- Soy mayonnaise uses soy milk as the emulsifier, giving a creamy vegan mayo with no egg.
- It binds and spreads cold like regular mayo, with a mild, slightly beany flavor.
- An immersion blender pulls soy milk and oil together fast; lemon or mustard sharpens it.
What is soy mayonnaise?
Soy mayonnaise is an eggless mayo built on soy milk instead of egg yolk. The soy proteins act as the emulsifier, holding the oil in suspension and giving a creamy, spreadable sauce with no egg at all.
It is fully plant-based, so it suits vegan cooking and anyone avoiding raw egg, with no salmonella concern. For how the classic egg version works, see mayonnaise.
How to Use It
Use it cold, just like regular mayonnaise. It binds salads and spreads on sandwiches, and it stands in for egg mayo in dishes like No-Egg Egg Salad and Curried Apple-Raisin Salad.
It blends together easily in a tall cup with an immersion blender: soy milk, oil, a little acid, and salt come together fast. The flavor is mild but slightly beany, so a squeeze of lemon or a dab of mustard sharpens it.
Buying and Storing
Keep an opened jar refrigerated and use within about two months. A homemade soy batch is fresher and more perishable, so use it within about a week.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 大豆蛋黄酱
- British (UK) term
- Soy mayonnaise
- en français
- soja mayonnaise
- en español
- mayonesa de soja
Recipes using soy mayonnaise
There are 3 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Nori Rolls (Murreita)
Vegetarian nori rolls (murreita) wrap brown rice, mung sprouts, carrot, cucumber, daikon, and umeboshi plum in toasted nori. A macrobiotic-style sushi roll with no fish required.
No-Egg Egg Salad
Vegan no-egg egg salad: crumbled firm tofu tinted yellow with turmeric and dressed with soy mayo, vinegar, mustard, and hot sauce. Tastes like egg salad in a sandwich, no eggs required.
Curried Apple-Raisin Salad
Curried apple salad with raisins, walnuts, celery, and a creamy curry-lemon dressing made with soy mayonnaise and vegan sour cream. A crunchy, sweet no-cook side dish.
