This Hemp Basil Garlic Aioli Sauce is so easy and super tasty as a sandwich spread, hamburger spread, or as a dip for french fries. It takes just a few minutes to whip up in a blender or food processor and is a great way to give aioli a super healthy boost.
Hemp oil is made from the seeds of the cannabis plant and has a nutty flavor. It is cold-pressed and should never be heated, so it is perfect for using in quickly blended sauces like this.
Garlic Aioli Sauce with Hemp and Basil
If you haven’t tried hemp oil yet, now is the time. It is a delicious, nutty oil that works perfectly in many recipes. Hemp oil is best used when not heated making it perfect for using in aioli and salad dressing. You can use it warm but anything that is too hot to touch with your skin is too warm for hemp oil.
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This aioli sauce recipe combines loads of fresh basil and garlic with lemon juice, avocado oil, hemp oil, and egg yolks. It’s ultra creamy, fresh, and tastes amazing on burgers, as a dipping sauce for fries, or spread on sandwiches.
More Ways to Use Hemp Oil
- Salad dressings—you can substitute half or all of the oil called for in the recipe with hemp oil.
- Smoothies—You can add a tablespoon or 2 to your fruit smoothie. You can enjoy the many vitamins and minerals and omega oils found in hemp oil.
- Hummus—If your favorite hummus recipe calls for hemp oil, try subbing out the avocado or olive oil for hemp oil.
- Protein Shake—Add a tablespoon to your protein shake to help you balance those macros!
- Cold Soups—Use hemp oil in or drizzle a little on your cold soup.
- Pesto—Pesto usually calls for olive oil, so sub it out for hemp oil and it will add a little nutty flavor.
Key Ingredients
- Fresh Basil – this adds freshness, color, and a distinct flavor to aioli. The best substitute would be baby spinach.
- Garlic – you will need about 2-3 large cloves of fresh garlic. Just roughly chop before tossing into the blender or food processor.
- Egg Yolks – eggs yolks are what emulsifies the sauce keeping it from breaking and making it super creamy.
- Lemon Juice – be sure to use fresh lemon juice. It balances the flavor and keeps it from tasting too oily.
- Hemp Oil – hemp oil has a distinct nutty flavor and adds loads of vitamins and minerals. If you can’t find it, you can substitute olive oil.
- Avocado Oil – adding a little avocado oil keeps the flavors balanced but also helps lower the cost a bit!
How to Make Aioli Sauce
- Blend the aioli sauce. In a food processor or blender, combine the basil, garlic, egg yolks, lemon juice, and salt. Slowly stream in the avocado oil and the hemp oil while blending on low speed. Scrape down the sides as needed and blend again until thick and creamy.
- Serve or store. Serve immediately or store it in an airtight container for several days until ready to eat. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
Hemp oil comes from cold pressing cannabis (aka marijuana) plant seeds. This particular type of cannabis plant is not grown for its THC but for it’s tall, strong fibers.
Hemp oil is growing in popularity. You can find it in most health food stores or online. I got mine from a great online store, Zatural. They have quite a few hemp oil products that I can’t wait to try!
Yes, although hemp contains little to no THC. They are the same species of plant and have some of the same hemp oil benefits, however hemp has none of the cannabinoids that marijuana has.
The best way to cook with hemp oil is to not heat it. It can be served warm but that’s just about as hot as you want it. If you heat the hemp oil it will loose the omega oils found naturally in hemp oil. Hemp oil contains fatty acids, omega-9, omega-6, and omega-3.
While both creamy sauces made in a blender, the main difference between aioli and mayo is that aioli is made with garlic and oil while mayo is made by blending oil and eggs. This particular recipe contains garlic, oil, and egg yolks but no all aiolis do.
Yes! In fact many aioli recipes are made without egg yolks. The garlic is pounded into a paste before blending with the oil. This particular recipe is formulated with egg yolks, so I wouldn’t try to remove them.
No—freezing aioli breaks the emulsion and creates a less than desirable texture when it thaws.
Storing Instructions
- Refrigerator: store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Hemp Basil Garlic Aioli Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ounces fresh basil, about one large handful
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 1/4 cup hemp oil
Instructions
- In a food processor or blender, combine the basil, garlic, egg yolks, lemon juice, and salt. Turn on the food processor and slowly pour in the avocado oil and the hemp oil.
- Once all of the oils have been added, turn the food processor off and scrape down the sides before blending again until thick and creamy.
- Serve immediately or store it in an airtight container for several days until ready to eat. Enjoy!
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This Garlic Basil Hemp Aioli Recipe is so easy. Garlic basil hemp aioli super tasty as a sandwich spread, hamburger spread, or as a dip for french fries.
I can’t wait to try this one later. I’m so excited to pair this with bread tomorrow morning. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Hooray, so glad you found this recipe! I loved it on sandwiches. If you love pesto, you’ll love this recipe too.
I’ve never heard of hemp aioli??? It looks tasty like a guacamole. Thanks for the share