This Roasted Garlic Lemon Aioli pairs well with everything from vegetables to seafood!
The first time I ever saw aioli on a menu, I probably wondered what heck it was and moved on to something familiar. Like so many other delicious foods, I passed this one by for far too long! I can’t get enough of this Roasted Garlic Lemon Aioli now!
So what is aioli? It’s traditionally a Mediterranean condiment made with olive oil, garlic, and sometimes other emulsifiers, like eggs. Here in America (and probably plenty of other countries), we often take a short cut and use mayonnaise. I haven’t attempted a traditional aioli yet, but am definitely planning to. However, in the meantime, this super quick and easy recipe for my version of Roasted Garlic Lemon Aioli is plenty delicious to hold me over!
This aioli is full of roasted garlic flavor, and the lemon adds a little tang to it. I first used Roasted Garlic Lemon Aioli as a sauce for Lemon Garlic Shrimp Cakes. They make the perfect pair! I won’t even make the shrimp cakes now unless I have everything to make the aioli to go along with them. It’s also great as a vegetable dip! There are so many things I can think of that would even better with an aioli, like this one, along side it!
This Roasted Garlic Lemon Aioli is primarily made up of ingredients you may already keep on hand! Once you’ve got your roasted garlic done, it takes all of 3 minutes to mix everything together! I strongly recommend using fresh garlic and lemon juice. I’ve made it in a pinch with jarred garlic and bottled lemon juice, and while it’s still tasty, you can definitely tell something is missing.
I hope you love this recipe for Roasted Garlic Lemon Aioli as much as I do! If you have any suggestions for what to pair it with, I’d love some more ideas! Leave a comment and let me know!
Enjoy!
- 1/4 Cup mayonnaise
- 2 cloves roasted garlic
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
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Combine all ingredients until blended well. Keep refrigerated.
I had no idea an aioli was just those simple ingredients! I LOVE aiolis! Pinning this one!
It’s not traditional – where you use oil and raw egg, but it’s super easy and tastes SO good!
Love a recipe that needs no fancy ingredients. Perfect.
Yep – this one is so simple!
Roasted garlic… yum! I must try your recipe out.
Thanks Maggie – hope it turns out amazing!!
I bet this would be good with grilled artichokes! It looks so good. We just got some fresh garlic at the farmers market and it was a huge bundle. I have to try your recipe!
I think it would be delicious! I usually dip broccoli or cauliflower 🙂
This is certainly something worthy of hanging around in my fridge, because I suspect I will use it a whole lot!
Good idea because it goes great on so many things! I love it!
This sounds so good. And what a smart way to make something like mayo really special.
It’s always good when you can use things you usually have on hand and make them even better 🙂
We love garlic aioli all year long and adding in that boost of lemon citrus is a great way to bring some Summer flavor to a traditional seafood dish! Such a great idea!
thank you! I LOVE the lemon in it!
YUMMMMMM. This sounds like perfection.
Pretty close 😉
Oh, wow. This sounds like the perfect pairing for every savory thing I ever put in my mouth!
It really does go great with so many things!
Oh my gosh that looks good!
This sounds so good!
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This sounds so delicious! And I love that it is so simple. Thank you for sharing!
Delicious, one of my favourite dips. Love this twist to the recipe.
Thanks Wendy!
This sounds delicious! Something about the combination of garlic and lemon that tastes so good together!
Yes! They go great together!
Sounds delicious, I love garlic!