Take your sandwich or fries to the next level with this easy lemon garlic aioli, made with fresh garlic, mayo, and a splash of fresh lemon juice! With this 5-minute homemade garlic aioli recipe, you get all the olive oil and garlic flavor of a traditional aioli without all the laborious work of making an emulsion by hand. It's the perfect hybrid of traditional and cheater's aioli, making it the best aioli recipe out there!
Peel the papery skin off your garlic cloves and mince finely or smash through a garlic press.
Add kosher salt and smash with the flat of a chef's knife, scoop it into a pile, and smash it again until it forms a relatively smooth paste. You can also do this with a mortar and pestle instead.
Whisk the garlic paste into the mayonnaise. Add lemon juice and olive oil and whisk until smooth.