Can you skip the lemon in mayo?

[jbasel31]

I'm just not a lemon-y person. I want to be but I'm not. Has anyone just skipped the lemon all together in the mayo? How'd it go?

[SpinSpin]

I have used apple cider vinegar with good results and I have mixed 1/2 and 1/2 and I find it tastes like 'that' mayo. I have also read of people using lime juice as well!

[Vian]

You can use whatever acid you want, but you have to replace the lemon juice with some other acid like vinegar (any kind you like). The way mayo works is that each oil molecule is encapsulated in a tiny layer of the acid, held in place by the emulsifier (lecithin in the egg yolk). So you can't just "skip" the lemon juice, but you can use any kind of vinegar or other citrus juice you want.

[annabel]

I've done it without the lemon juice loads of times (as the bottled stuff has sulphites), but 3 parts apple cider vinegar, 1 part lemon juice is my favourite way to do it.