A simple combination of mayonnaise, yoghurt, garlic, lemon and mint jelly (or mint sauce) make it yourself at home, Garlic Mayo Sauce - Quick and Easy Homemade Recipe.
The perfect creamy dipping or drizzling sauce for so many recipes such as kebabs, pizza, crudites, crisps, chips, meat or fish.
Can also be made with low-fat yoghurt and mayonnaise if following a low-calorie reduced-fat or healthy diet.
How to make Garlic Mayo Sauce from scratch?
Garlic Mayo Sauce is so easy to make at home, see the step by step video below.
More info can be read below or jump straight to the recipe card
Jump to RecipeWhat ingredients to use?
Yoghurt, mayonnaise, garlic, lemon and mint jelly (or mint sauce) is all you need to make a quick and easy garlic mayo sauce at home.
Yoghurt Mayonnaise Garlic and lemon Mint Jelly Garlic Mayo Sauce
Pop all into a bowl and stir through adding extra garlic, lemon or mint jelly to your desired taste.
What is the difference between Mint Jelly and Mint Sauce?
Mint Jelly is sweet and gives this garlic sauce a delicious fresh twang. You can use Mint sauce instead which is basically mint in vinegar.
But you may want to use less lemon juice and add some sugar or sweetener in to the sauce to counteract the sourness.
Should I use Natural yoghurt or Greek yoghurt for Garlic Sauce?
We tend to use natural yoghurt when we make our garlic mayo, however we have used Greek yoghurt instead.
Greek Yoghurt is thicker, higher in fat and has a slightly tangier flavour.
It is personal preference which one you use.
How to make a homemade low-fat garlic sauce?
If you wanted a lower fat garlic sauce, all you need to do is substitute the full fat natural / greek yoghurt with 0% fat (or low fat) yoghurt.
The same with mayonnaise, opt for light or lighter than light mayo!
How to store homemade garlic sauce?
Store any left over sauce in a jar, or sealed container and keep in the refrigerator for upto 3 days.
Alternatively freeze for upto 3 months, allow to defrost fully before consuming.
What to drizzle garlic sauce on?
Any grilled or oven baked fish or meats taste great with a drizzle of garlic sauce on.
Try out our Takeaway Lamb Shish Kebab or Takeaway Chicken Kebab Recipe this garlic mayo sauce works perfectly to pour over kebabs.
Also makes a great dressing to any salad
Using garlic sauce as a dip?
This garlic sauce is equally great served up as a dip for dipping pizza crust (similar to domino's or pizza hut garlic and herb dip), vegetable crudites, crisps, chips or poppadums in.
Garlic Mayo Sauce - Quick and Easy Homemade Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Mayonnaise Low fat version can be used
- 3 tbsp Natural Yoghurt or Greek Yoghurt Low fat version can be used
- 2 tsp Garlic Puree or 2 garlic cloves finely minced
- 2 tsp Mint Jelly or Mint Sauce
- ½ Lemon just the juice
Instructions
- Add all ingredients in and mix well to combine
- Taste and if stronger flavour required, simply add more garlic, mint or lemon to taste.
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If you enjoyed this recipe why not try our other fabulous sauces, such as Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce or Mango Chutney?
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I did it and everyone loved it. Just one question, can I make a bulk in advance? How can I store it if so? And how many days? Thank you
It looks delicious. I wish this were in front of me right now.
I made your sauce with full fat greek yogurt and it was fantastic!!
Full-fat yoghurt and mayo is the way to go for best results!
Looks a delicious dip and so easy to make too. thanks for sharing.
Super easy!
This recipe is so quick and easy, I used vegan mayo and it turned out great.
That's great to know it came out well using vegan products, I had not tried!
This sauce goes well with everything!!
Yes, it really does! I had some with Salmon, vegetables, and rice last night.
Garlic mayo sounds like a delicious addition to so many dishes! Thanks for sharing!
Always a pleasure Taleen
This is going to be a go-to sauce for me!
Yes it is a go-to and even if you have not prepared a batch ahead it takes minutes to mix!
Looks so good. I just ran out of garlic aioli and can't get it delivered! This looks like a great alternative.
Oh yes I love garlic aioli too!
These are simple and fast to prepare and everyone enjoyed them!Thank you so much for the recipe!