Easy Garlic Aioli Recipe (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

This easy garlic aioli recipe is one of our favorite sauces – ready in just 5 minutes, no cooking required, and is super fragrant and tasty from the fresh garlic. It’s the perfect sauce for eating with these crispy air fryer french fries, rosemary focaccia bread, roasted artichokes, or even drizzling on vegetables, fish and meats. Plus, it’s gluten-free and dairy-free too!

My Favorite Dipping Sauces

If you ever sit down to have a meal with me, you’ll realize that I almost always use some kind of sauce when eating savory food. I personally feel that sauces add so much depth and extra flavor, particularly when they involve either chili or garlic. Yep, I definitely like my food flavors bold and strong.

I have a few favorite dipping sauces, and two particulary strong favorites are definitely this 5-minute homemade sriracha chili sauce and this super easy garlic aioli that I’m about to share with you.

Garlic Makes Everything Taste Better

I love garlic so much that over the years I’ve made quite a few recipes where garlic is the star. If you are a fan of garlic too, yay! Doesn’t garlic just make the world better? Some of my favorite garlic recipes include:

• Easy Gluten-Free Garlic Naan (Dairy-Free)
• Garlic Cilantro Spaghetti Squash Bowls (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
• Garlic Butter Shrimp with Yellow Squash Noodles (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
• Garlic Eggplant Penne Pasta (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
• Baked Garlic Parsley Potato Wedges (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
• Easy Broccoli Garlic Rice (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

The Difference Between Aioli and Mayonnaise

While the terms aioli and mayonnaise tend to be used interchangeably in many places, they actually have very different flavor profiles.

Mayonnaise tends to be made from egg yolks, some form of neutral vegetable oil, some kind of acid (such as lemon) and salt, and is generally cream colored, with a lighter consistency.

While aioli is also made with egg yolks, acid, salt and oil, this sauce which supposedly originated from the Provence region of France (or some say Eastern Spain), uses olive oil and includes fresh garlic for a deliciously pungent flavor. Aioli also tends to be slightly more yellow in appearance.

All You Need is a Blender and A Few Ingredients

My blender is probably one of my most used kitchen appliance and I strongly believe no kitchen is complete without one! (I mean, from making homemade almond meal and cashew flour, to this easy cashew milk and this decadent cashew chocolate pudding, to creamy hummus and this amazing pumpkin soup, there are just about a gazillion things you can make with a blender!)

And of course, you can make this awesome garlic aioli. This recipe for homemade garlic aioli is ridiculously simple and foolproof that anyone with a high-speed blender can make it. This is another reason why I love my blender so much.

Ingredients for Homemade Garlic Aioli

I first saw this recipe for homemade garlic aioli in a cookbook my friend Rosanna gifted me, and have been using it for the past 5 years. All you need are 5 ingredients – egg yolk, lemon juice, garlic cloves, olive oil, and salt.

Tip: If you don’t have olive oil, you can also use some other vegetable oil such as sunflower oil, avocado oil, or corn oil. However, bear in mind that authentic garlic aioli uses olive oil, and substituting olive oil for other oils may result in a less strong flavor profile.

Since there’s no cooking involved, make sure you use the freshest ingredients you can get your hands on. Let’s take a page from Julia Child and learn from her take on ingredients. She’s famously quoted for saying “You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients.“

What to Do with The Egg Whites?

To get the egg yolks, you’ll have to separate the yolks from the egg whites of course, but don’t throw the egg whites away! There are so many things you can do with them, such as making an egg white omelet (substitute the eggs with eggwhite in these deliciously low carb omelet wraps), or beat the whites into pavlova or merengue!

To store the egg whites until you’re ready to use them, simply place them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They should keep up to 3 days.

Making Easy Garlic Aioli from Scratch

When you got your ingredients prepped and ready to go for this easy garlic aioli recipe, combine the egg yolks, lemon juice, minced garlic, and salt together in the bowl of your electric blender.

Blend for 30 seconds on low to get the ingredients processed, and with the motor of the blender still running, drizzle in the olive oil in a slow stream (to incorporate more air into the aioli) until you get a smooth and thick pale yellow mixture. The mixture should be thick but still pourable.

Next strain the garlic aioli sauce to get rid of any bits of garlic that were not fully processed, before transferring the aioli to an airtight glass jar or container and storing it in the refrigerator until ready to be used.

What to Eat with Garlic Aioli Sauce?

Now that you’ve learnt how to make this easy garlic aioli recipe, I’m so excited for you because trust me, your world is about to transform into a gloriously flavorful one. There are a gazillion things to eat this delicious aioli with, and here are some of my favorites:

• Crispy Air Fryer French Fries (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
• Roasted Artichokes
• Rosmary Focaccia Bread (Gluten-Free Vegan)
• Potato Wedges
• Butternut Squash Fries
• Fish
• Poulty
• Meats

If you enjoyed this recipe, you’ll also love these other recipes:

• 5-Minute Homemade Sriracha Chili Sauce (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
• Easy Creamy Hummus (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
• Grilled Eggplant Sesame Dip (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
• Easy Gluten-Free Garlic Naan (Dairy-Free)
• Garlic Cilantro Spaghetti Squash Bowls (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
• Garlic Butter Shrimp with Yellow Squash Noodles (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
• Garlic Eggplant Penne Pasta (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
• Baked Garlic Parsley Potato Wedges (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
• Easy Broccoli Garlic Rice (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

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