Food and Recipes Side Dishes Sauces and Condiments Our Top Recipes Made Better by Mayonnaise By Marissa Wu Marissa Wu Marissa Wu is a writer with a love for home, food, travel, and art stories. She holds a journalism degree from Boston University. When not editing and producing articles or updating the homepage, she's trying new recipes, jolting along in her manual transmission car, Fitz; hammering out a manuscript on her 1930s Royal Aristocrat typewriter, Georgie; and making film photographs with her Rolleiflex, Cecil. She's currently an Associate SEO Editor for PureWow. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on January 4, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Cat Steele Whether you are team Duke's, Hellmann's, or otherwise, you know the draw of a good mayo and the magic touch it brings to just about everything—and we mean everything. From desserts to appetizers, there's not one course on the menu that it can't touch. Fancy a sweet snack? Our Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake delivers generous slices of a soft, rich crumb. Need a perfectly golden-brown grilled cheese sandwich? Mayo answers the call—don't you dare reach for the butter. And, of course, beloved Southern classics like pimiento cheese, egg salad, and deviled eggs rely on a heaping dollop of mayonnaise to make them what they are. Whether you're looking for a homemade mayonnaise recipe or pasta salad recipes with mayo, we've run the gamut with these recipes using mayonnaise. Trust us, it really does add something special. 01 of 18 Homemade Mayonnaise Hector Sanchez Recipe: Homemade Mayonnaise We call this "comfort you can whip up in five minutes." If it's that easy, there's no excuse not to have it on hand for all these other delicious recipes that need a swipe (or heaping cupful) of mayonnaise. 02 of 18 Creole Mayonnaise Southern Living Recipe: Creole Mayonnaise Upgrade your beloved mayonnaise brand with a little Creole mustard, white wine vinegar, and Creole seasoning. Our secret? This makes a mean grilled cheese. 03 of 18 Old Bay Mayo Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke Recipe: Old Bay Mayo Salty, savory Old Bay seasoning combines with fresh herbs and lemon to create a zingy mayonnaise rendition. 04 of 18 Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Alison Miksch; Prop styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food styling: Mary-Claire Britton Recipe: Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake It's a mayonnaise recipe every Southerner knows and the secret to an ultra-soft, tender chocolate cake. 05 of 18 Mini Tomato Sandwiches with Bacon Mayonnaise Victor Protasio Recipe: Mini Tomato Sandwiches with Bacon Mayonnaise Turn the classic BLT into appetizer fare with these little sandwiches. Stir the bacon right into the mayo, along with chives, for a tasty and irresistible spread. 06 of 18 Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes Consider this your official dinner go-to on hot summer nights. Mayonnaise creates the creamy binding for a simple chicken salad with tricolor bell peppers and a squeeze of lemon. 07 of 18 Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad Recipe Southern Living Recipe: Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad Recipe It's the way Mama made it. Celery, onion, and a dash of red pepper and paprika meet tender chicken in a creamy blanket of mayonnaise. Boiled eggs and pickled relish optional. 08 of 18 Southern Pimiento Cheese Southern Living Recipe: Southern Pimiento Cheese The key to this legendary spread? You guessed it, mayonnaise. It's the base for a divine mixture of Cheddar cheeses, roasted red peppers, mustard, and garlic. 09 of 18 Picnic Egg Salad Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Cat Steele Recipe: Picnic Egg Salad Summer in the South without egg salad? Forget about it. If you need a recipe for your tin, this is the one. 10 of 18 Best Deviled Eggs Southern Living Recipe: Best Deviled Eggs The beauty of deviled eggs is that they accommodate pretty much any circumstance. Potluck, Sunday dinner, Easter lunch, picnic—the real question is where don't they belong? 11 of 18 Classic Macaroni Salad with Ham Jen Causey Recipe: Classic Macaroni Salad with Ham If we described this salad in just three words, they'd be: easy, fuss-free. Now what's not to love about that? 12 of 18 Creamy Broccoli Slaw Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Creamy Broccoli Slaw Tired of the salad? Keep things interesting with a slaw. This one is filled with crunchy toasted pecans, fresh scallions, bright lemon, and broccoli. Binding it together, of course, is a creamy cup of mayonnaise. 13 of 18 Grilled Shrimp Po'Boys with Quick Rémoulade Sauce Max Kelly Recipe: Grilled Shrimp Po'Boys with Quick Rémoulade Sauce The classic New Orleans sandwich needs its obligatory drizzle of rémoulade, the base of which is a dollop of mayonnaise. 14 of 18 Turkey Salad Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Turkey Salad We gave this Turkey Salad a little extra oomph by adding sour cream along with the mayonnaise, plus a little celery and shallot for crunch. 15 of 18 Pear Salad Southern Living Recipe: Pear Salad It's the nostalgic snack of many, and wouldn't be complete without the dollop of mayonnaise holding onto a sprinkling of cheese and a cherry. 16 of 18 Salmon Cakes Micah A. Leal Recipe: Salmon Cakes Break away from the burgers and hot dogs at the cookout in favor of these simple (but impressive) patties that can sit on a toasted bun or accompany a salad. 17 of 18 Squash Casserole Aaron Kirk; Prop Styling: Sarah-Elizabeth Cleveland; Food Styling: Julia Levy Recipe: Squash Casserole This hearty crowd pleaser is pure comfort. 18 of 18 Southern-Style Potato Salad Southern Living Recipe: Southern-Style Potato Salad In a roundup of mayonnaise recipes, we'd be remiss not to include the favorite, loved potato salad. Ours is quintessentially Southern, with celery, onion, sweet pickle relish, and boiled eggs. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit