Basil Garlic Aioli | Self Proclaimed Foodie (2024)

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Basil Garlic Aioli sauce made from scratch only takes a few minutes to make and the result is a flavorful dip or spread that packs a real raw garlic punch.

This basil garlic aioli recipes yields a pesto aioli sauce that is perfect on sandwiches like a French Dip and tasty homemade burgers, but it also pairs deliciously well with air fryer fries! Don’t forget fancy dinners too – if you’re cooking a prime rib roast, you can serve this aioli as a dipping sauce if you don’t want to make horseradish sauce.

Why this recipe works:

Homemade Basil Garlic Aioli is a great way to use the basil from the garden, or from the store if you aren’t the best gardener. This is a perfectly easy recipe to make and it is one of the most flavorful dip recipes I’ve ever enjoyed.

Whether you use it as a dip for your fries and tater totsor as a spread on a stuffed burger or a prime rib sandwich, you will love this garlic aioli recipe.

Ingredients:

• Oil: I actually use a combination of olive oil and vegetable oil (combined in the photo below)
• Salt: I use kosher but that’s a matter of preference
• Egg yolks
• Lemon juice: fresh squeezed is best
• Garlic: needs to be minced and fresh is best
• Basil: clean and dry

How to make homemade basil garlic aioli:

The trick is to emulsify all ingredients except the oil first.That means fully blend them until they are fully mixed and thick.

Then, you will simply add the oil in a thin steady stream while the aioli is blending and it will thicken as the oil is added.

Recipe tips:

• You can make homemade aioli sauce in the food processor, blender or with an immersion blender. I’ve made it using all three methods and I much prefer the immersion blender.
• This sauce will be thinner than mayonnaise.
• Once fully mixed, taste and add additional salt if desired.

Leftover aioli. Now what?

How to enjoy this recipe:

• You can use garlic aioli as dressing for potato or tuna or chicken salad.
• Dip steamed artichoke leaves in aioli!
• Make potatoes aioli. It’s a potato salad with boiled potatoes, aioli, and fresh parsley… typical in Spain.
• Use basil aioli as a sauce on grilled fish or chicken, on grilled or steamed vegetables.
• If you want to get real fancy, you could make a traditional French aioli platter: Take a large tray/platter, and put a bowl of aioli in the center. Surround this with cooked & trimmed artichokes, poached cod, beef carpaccio, blanched snow peas and green beans, steamed new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, sliced red bell pepper, sliced zucchini…really, whatever vegetables appeal to you. You can leave out the meat and fish entirely, or do shrimp instead. Sprinkle the whole platter with chopped parsley and capers, and enjoy!
• Basically, anything your average store bought mayo is used for can be replaced with flavorful homemade aioli.

More Aioli Recipes May Like

• Chipotle Aioli
• Green Chile Aioli
• Roasted Red Pepper Aioli
• Remoulade
• Spicy Cilantro Lime Aioli
• Homemade Sesame Mayonnaise

This recipe was originally published in November 2017 and has been updated with helpful information, ingredient and process photos, as well as recipe tips. Don’t worry – the recipe hasn’t changed!