Spicy Sesame Mayo Recipe
By
Regan Burns
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Liven up your next sandwich with this Asian-inspired spread. Try slathering it on some seared tuna or combining it with roasted peppers and eggplant.
What to buy: Look for Sriracha hot sauce in the Asian section of your supermarket; we prefer the one made by Huy Fong Foods (with the rooster on the jar!).
This recipe was featured as part of our Sandwich Spreads photo gallery.
INSTRUCTIONS
Place 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice, and 4 drops toasted sesame oil in a small nonreactive bowl and stir to combine. Add 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds if desired.
I've made something like this before after having a sushi restaurant's version of a Dynomite Roll. They topped spicy tuna with a spicy mayo and put it under the broiler for a few seconds to "melt" it. Although it was simple, it was also pretty amazing and it inspired me to think of other foods to use the spicy mayo with. My version uses Japanese mayo (even though regular may works just the same) a little sesame oil, sriracha and (after visually studying the orange specs in the restaurant's version of their spicy mayo) a generous teaspoon or so of "Shichimi Togarashi" (Japanese chili powder that you find on the table at most Japanese restaurants). I found that the powder adds a little spicy 'brightness' to the mayo because the Shichimi contains roasted orange peel in addition to 2 or 3 different chili powders. Make a little extra and use it for any kind of sandwich, dip steamed asparagus in it or top it on fish before you stick it under the broiler. YUM.